This is an analysis of the poem In Slow Accepting Doses that begins with:

If I wanted to fuzzy you with cuddly,
That approach would be for you......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX cbXc dbXeX bfXXffc ddXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,7,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01100101010 1011011 11001010 10111001101 1001010 11101 1001010100001 0101010 11 1010011 01010111101 10101 010100010 1011 11011001011 110 101001101 111101 111 111100100110100 1101111 111111010011 11101010 1110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

  • summary of In Slow Accepting Doses;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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