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

Jutting!
Like projectiles upward, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCD aDABEf Xffbg gdbe hhebbe FeXeeFagdgXa aBCD aDABEfXeafh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,5,4,6,12,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 101010 01 1101 10 100010010 110110 01100001 11001 101 101001011 0101011001 1011010100 1000101 00100001101 111101 10111 0101111001 1011011110 11101010 10100100 11101101101 1111 10101 1 1110111 11111010011 1101111 11010101 11 1110111 110111010 1111011 0011010110 100101001 11011 111111010 10 101010 01 1101 10 100010010 110110 01100001 11001 101 11110010 10 0100 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word those is repeated.

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

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

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