This is an analysis of the poem Infestation that begins with:
From birth to achieve one's purpose,
Is that what it is one's life should be? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXab cdaX AadXaa eacf AafcXbfddbbcecb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,4,15,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01001110 011001110 1111000100 0010101001 11011110101 01000010 111101 011100 01001110 1110100 1100101 011101 010011110100 010101010100 110001 10110011 0101 100010 01001110 010101 111010110110 1011000110101 111101 1111001 01101 1101 110100111 00010001010 1101101 1001011011001 101001001 1010000010
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 32
- 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.
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 Infestation;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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