This is an analysis of the poem Keep On Groovin' that begins with:

Keep on groovin' on your destiny,
Since from it you can't escape....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDD eXXdXCXCXCE ABCDDXCXCXCE XFXFXFXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,11,12,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011100 1001101 10101010100 00101110 1101 10011101 00110011 1110001 01010100001 1110 11011 1110 01011 1110 10101 01110111 111011100 1001101 10101010100 00101110 1101 1110 11011 1110 01011 1110 10101 01110111 1110 01011111 1110 01011111 1110 01011111 1110 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word steps 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 Keep On Groovin';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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