This is an analysis of the poem Killing Themselves that begins with:
Stalled at the fantasy stage
With wishes window shopped...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaaXabcXdcXXcbdefa aXbcagXfagfX hdehfXfa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,12,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101001 010101 1101111 11111 1011101 0011101010 111100100010 001101 1001011011 0110111 10111101 0011000110010001 10101111 01001001101 1011011 1 001111100101100 1001010001 11101 010010110 11111 1 110010101001 101010101010 010001101101111 00100 11000 11110100 110110111010 111101111 11110001001 110111 010010010 1110001001 100110110000110 1111010101 101001010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 323
- Average number of words per stanza: 59
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, your are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Killing Themselves;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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