This is an analysis of the poem Nomadic that begins with:

Nomatic.
And at times......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XABCDE faaXX XXXaf dX Xd XABCDE XX egfgffdb X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,5,2,2,6,2,8,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 111 01001000010 10100101001 110000101 1101010 1110 1101 101101010 100010010 0100110101011 0101111111 110110010 010100100 110101010 0010011011 110110010101 111101011011 100011101 01011101001 100 111 01001000010 10100101001 110000101 1101010 1 111100110101 10010 111001011 0010110 0010101011110 0101110101 1101 110100100101 01010100010010 11000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, of, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word or is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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