This is an analysis of the poem Not Only Can Stun But Shock that begins with:
It amazes me,
How a few dollars......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AbccXa AdXefcebcXb AfccbcdXcXef gebgfccf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,11,12,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 00101 10110 111010 10101010 111101 001001 00101 111111 10101 1110101 111101 11111 1101001 1111 101011101 101011011 10101100 00101 1111101 111001 111100111 0101 1101101 1110101111101 111101011 01010100011 1010100 00101110001 0110111100100 00101110001 11110100 10101 1111001 0 11011 11100 110010011100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 274
- Average number of words per stanza: 48
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Not Only Can Stun But Shock;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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