This is an analysis of the poem Intro_(Se) _Duction that begins with:

Step back and let this thought come through.
Weed yourself from baggage....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXXXcdec fcbffefcbX addcXffgbgabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 110010 1110010 1101110101 1110101 110001001 11101100 10101011010 0010110 011100 110101001 010010001001 1100011 110101100111 11001001011 110010 1111101 01001 010010 10101111111 1101010011 001011101 01 011010110001 111 10 10 11001 1101010011 1001011001 111001001 1001011100 101100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 366
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; you, to, it are repeated.

    The author used the same word an at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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  • summary of Intro_(Se) _Duction;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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