This is an analysis of the poem Intrinsically Quilted that begins with:

With a despising of themselves,
To not appreciate in a sharing......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc Xdebefdbad babfbX EGEEGE EBEBEBbCb EGEEGEXEBEgbCb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,10,6,6,9,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00010001 0101010010 0100101101 110110 101110 101000001000 1011010 1001010011001 0010100100010 010110 101101100 1101 1010110110100 01001010000 1010010110100101 11010110101 111100000100 00110010001101 101000010010001 01011011010100 0100010 01010 001011011 0100010 01010 101101001 0100010 110101010 0100010 110101010 0100010 110101010 00100101 01 01 0100010 01010 001011011 0100010 01010 101101001 0100010 110101010 0100010 11010101 101 01 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    The author used the same word intrinsically 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 Intrinsically Quilted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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