This is an analysis of the poem Love And Heat Mixed that begins with:

I don't know what it is,
I am anymore....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC DEA FFDGGC ABCGC ABCGC FFDGGC DEADGGC ABC ABC DEADGGC ABC ABC ABC ABABAB C ABABABXC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,6,5,5,6,7,3,3,7,3,3,3,6,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100 11101 1010101010 1111101 0010001001 010101110 1101 1101010010 001110111100 111010101101 1111011 01111 111100 11101 1010101010 1111011 01111 111100 11101 1010101010 1111011 01111 1101 1101010010 001110111100 111010101101 1111011 01111 1111101 0010001001 010101110 001110111100 111010101101 1111011 01111 111100 11101 1111 111100 11101 1111 1111101 0010001001 010101110 001110111100 111010101101 1111011 01111 111100 11101 1111 111100 11101 1111 111100 11101 1111 111100 11101 111100 11101 111100 11101 1111 111100 11101 111100 11101 111100 11101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 71
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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; i, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and 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.

    The poet repeated the same word mixed at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Love And Heat Mixed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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