This is an analysis of the poem Limping Like Snails that begins with:

I try to refrain from making public,
My 'dated' observations....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXc Ddaebb XfbDbb XXfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101010 1101010 110110101 10010010000 1101010100 10110101011 11011010010 01110010 1010111010001 1111001110 10101 0101010011101 11010 110111001 101011101001 11011010010 0111011 1010111010 1011 010 1010010011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

    The author used the same word i 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 Limping Like Snails;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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