This is an analysis of the poem Leave Behind What's Stinking that begins with:

Get rid of that stagnation that leaves a stench.
With a letting go of your hold, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCAbAc BCDCEE ABCAbAc XXbdXXBCDCEE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101101 00101011 101110 11010101101 1 10111 01011010 1110101001001 101110 111000110111 101110 11110001 011100100 11010101101 00101011 101110 11010101101 1 10111 0101110 010011110101 11 11011001 01001111 00101110 1110101001001 101110 111000110111 101110 11110001 011100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Leave Behind What's Stinking;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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