This is an analysis of the poem Much Too Detailed that begins with:

What 'is' the point one makes,
With time taken to sweat and toil......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd efgf gddf dhbadc X X cadidefX fcXahXhfiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,6,1,1,8,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 01100111 10010010010 110101100101 01010101 10110011011 01010001001 1101 100111010001 111010001001 0101010001001 10100100 0101 1110 10100010100 1111110 10101010 0110100011100 10011110101 0101100010 1101 11001 1101101 111110 10110010 0101011010 10101010 11110111010 1 11 010010 110110101 1010 1 10001010010 01010 11101101000 10101011010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Much Too Detailed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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