This is an analysis of the poem In Vivid Depictions that begins with:

I find people delivering their best humor,
When expressing what they know......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcb ddaXdXXXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 111001001110 1010111 010010 01111 1110100101 11001001010 101110 11010101001 111011010 0101001010001 00100011010 110111 1011 111111111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of In Vivid Depictions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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