This is an analysis of the poem Joy that begins with:

Stimulated to motivate,
With an appreciation of it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABB cDCE XdeX cDCE FBg FBb AFFGE AF AABB cDCE AFFGE AFFGE AFfXfXAF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,3,3,5,2,4,4,5,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100101 010101000 0101010 101001 0 10001 10 1001 01010010 0101 110101 010101 0 10001 10 1001 101011111 0100100 101 101011111 0100100 11001100 1000101 10101011 10011 1111 100001 1000101 10101011 10100101 010101000 0101010 101001 0 10001 10 1001 1000101 10101011 10011 1111 100001 1000101 10101011 10011 1111 100001 1000101 10101011 11 111 001 1000101 10101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 84
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, joy are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word with is repeated.

    The author used the same words there's, even 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 joy is repeated).

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase joy connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Joy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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