This is an analysis of the poem Knocked.Senses.Knocked.Defenses.Stopped. that begins with:

Dropped to the rocks.
Swiftly without warning....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXX cdddddceaXXXe ABXX eXaXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,13,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 100110 1000 1000010 101001 11 010001 01001 110111 10011 011011 1011011 01 0001011 100100100 11111 0001101 1001 100110 1000 1000010 010001 011001 11001 100010 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Knocked.Senses.Knocked.Defenses.Stopped.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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