This is an analysis of the poem In Sick Divisions that begins with:

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From those who lived in 1779! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbX cbdb adXcc bceafdXag Xacgc fdgdcd ecaaa gbggXXbXeg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,9,5,6,5,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 011101 01101 010110 1001111 11111 100001101 100110 10101 111001010 1111110 111010101 11001 101100 110111 110110010 11011 111110011 110010 110001 010001 1101001 1101011 110100000 011010 111110 100100 101011111 1010101010 1101010010 11100111 111111010 0111100 111010 01011 10100110 01010 11011010 1011011 11 110010 101100 1110 0100100100 01111 111001010 101101001 101 011100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • 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 exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; he, of, those, who are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, those, that are repeated.

    The author used the same word he 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 In Sick Divisions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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