This is an analysis of the poem Mmm...I Like Those Low Things! that begins with:

I like those low things!
Those distractions that attract....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbcdeX Adcbad fbghfb XXgcabf Acffaiffia j XihfX eaagX XAbj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,7,10,1,5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 1010101 01111 11011 1101 0010001 10100111 11111 1101101 11111 011010 01111 111 11110 0100101 1011 1010111 1100 10110101 101001 110111 110101101 10111 1010100111 1100101 110001 11111 0100111 11010101 111011 101011010 10000111 01111 10011010 1 111111 10110 110111 111 11011 1110101100 10011 110 101101 010100 11 11010 1 11111 10010 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, no 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.

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

  • summary of Mmm...I Like Those Low Things!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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