This is an analysis of the poem Maverick that begins with:

He remembers the backstabbing laughter.
And the heartfelt pain....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbbcacbcdeeedfXXefXbdadb aegeg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010010 10111 1010010010 1010101 10111001 1010011 111011 10101001 011001 1010010 0100101010 101010101 0111101 010101011110 1010100 101001010011 1010101 01100001100 01101010 101010101111 101011010100 1101 01001 010110100 101010 1101101011 10100100010 111011001 1001 111110 011 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 508
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase to connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Maverick;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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