This is an analysis of the poem Nothing To Excite The Dead To Dance that begins with:

Okay!
Now that the smelling salts have been applied......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXcXdEcEc aXaXbXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1101011001 1110100101010 0101010111100 1110000110001 101010101 0101110111001 10 1111101 11 1111101 1100 1010101 0111101 1011001101010 10010101010001100 100101 011110101 1100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 340
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Nothing To Excite The Dead To Dance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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