This is an analysis of the poem Motive Is The Focus that begins with:

After a hurting has been done,
With it unknown to come......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abC decCX CDFD dcce Xbae CDFD CXedcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,4,4,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 000101 100010 011010101 011011010 101011 100010 010101000 1011101 101001101 10111010 010101 01011101 01010111 1100010 0111101 1010111 110001 11110101 010011 1011101 101001101 10111010 010101 100010 010101000 10100110 10100101 001 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Motive Is The Focus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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