This is an analysis of the poem Lyrically Maneuvered that begins with:

Lyrically maneuvered.
That's the only way I move....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCA aXda EACC EACf ABCAadEAgCCF adEAgCCFX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,12,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010 1010111 0101101 111001 0100010 10001100 11000101 011101 1111010101 01110 11110101 0111 1111010101 01110 11110101 01110010 100010 1010111 0101101 111001 1 1 11010101 01110 1 11110101 0111 0110010 1 1 11010101 01110 1 11110101 0111 0110010 00101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 is repeated.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word meter 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 Lyrically Maneuvered;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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