This is an analysis of the poem Midas Touches that begins with:
This I will handle in another way.
To keep the scent fresh and away from decay....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AABbBc bcXb DECB cEFF cEFF AABbBc DECB cEFF DgeCB cEFF cEBbBccEBbBccEDGXcEBbBccEDG
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,4,4,4,6,4,4,5,4,27,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101000101 01011101001 10111 1 0111 1 1111 11010 01110 00111 11110 1110 11010 101010 10 111010 1111 01011101 10 111010 1111 01011101 0101000101 01011101001 10111 1 0111 1 11110 1110 11010 101010 10 111010 1111 01011101 11110 1 110 11010 101010 10 111010 1111 01011101 10 111010 10111 1 0111 1 10 111010 10111 1 0111 1 10 111010 1111 001011011 10 111010 10111 1 0111 1 10 111010 1111 001011011
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 71
- Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 Midas Touches;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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