This is an analysis of the poem Lifted From Descriptive Restrictions that begins with:

What is this thing called poetry?
Is it depictions......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccddc aXXbecca ecfgdXchgh cbfc iejXb gcbdjbibbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,10,4,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011100 00010 001010 10110101 0101010 00101010 0100100101 101001100 0110101 1001 0101010 010111 1110 111110 100000100 11100001011 1110101101 110010 001 0110111001 10110000 01010100110 101010 0100101001 10100111010 11100001 111010 1000111 0011 11001100011 0011110101011 11110101 10110101 11011000110 100 1101 0101 01011 110101 000101100 10110101 00111 111001 1100010010 00100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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, that are repeated.

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

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

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

  • summary of Lifted From Descriptive Restrictions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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