This is an analysis of the poem Medicated Head that begins with:

It seems more than not,
That something blown out of the box......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDAB DADBDXXddd Dddd XdEXf ABCDAB DADBEXfEXf XEXEXfXEXEXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,4,5,6,10,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111 11011001 11010 0111010 1100101101 01010101100 1010101 001010111 1010101 01010001 1010101 10111010 0 01010101 1 1010101 1010101 001010101 1110101 10101011 1110 101010111 00 1110 00101011101 01111 11011001 11010 0111010 1100101101 01010101100 1010101 001010111 1010101 01010001 00 1110 0010101101 00 11110 001010101011 11110 00 1110 00 11110 001010110011 11110 00 1110 00 11110 001010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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