This is an analysis of the poem Improvisations that begins with:

And in conclusion...
You pretended too many times too long....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBbCDEFgcEE cah ig AJjkc iaja fXaaacb lmgm Bllgcal CDEFeeEEgja iAJXiklgXi l bhcaeal chkkeXagaehh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,3,2,5,4,7,4,7,11,10,1,7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010 1010110111 11011111011 1010101 010100111111 10111010001 111101010 111010 100100101 00111001 111111111 111100110 1011001001010 001101 100 111010 10101011 1101 010101011001 01111011 11101011111 100 11001111 1101101 010111 0110010 11001011 110011110001 111010011010101 101011010 11101 011111 111010110101 0111111001 11011101101 11010101 1010110111 110101010100 1111001 11110 0010101 01011 11111 1010101 010100111111 10111010001 111101010 0101111001 111 00111001 111111111 10011 0010001 0101111010 100 10101011 1101 1010101 1010100 11010111 1010111 0101101 111001 0100011100 101010010 100011010 11110111 11101001 001011010 111111111 011001001 1100101101 1110010100 1101001 10101 101100001 1110111 1101 1101 100101 111010001 1100100001 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 83
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; too, you, me, to, and, many are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Improvisations;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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