This is an analysis of the poem Illusions Meant To Soothe that begins with:
There's nothing in a book,
Detailing how to stay and be hooked......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXX Xab XXb cdXXddc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,3,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110001 010101101 0010101 010 110101 1110101 001111 111101 1010001 0010011 101100101 1111011101 0100 0111010101 1101000 011010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Illusions Meant To Soothe;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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