This is an analysis of the poem It Is Not The Heat that begins with:

If it gets too thick,
And humid......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbCD AACD CBE CFD CDccd CFDcd AACDXCBECDCd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,3,3,5,5,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00111 110 00101101 00101 011010 000101 101000111 00101 011010 10011100 11 110101 10011100 101 110101110 00101 011010 100101 1 010001010 10011100 101 110101110 111011101 101011010 000101 101000111 00101 011010 10011100 11 110101 00101 011010 00101 001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; it is repeated.

    The author used the same words if, arguments at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word disposition at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of It Is Not The Heat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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