This is an analysis of the poem Now You Bash that begins with:

Ripped apart,
Because of a truth known...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcXdce fXgg HaabXaega HeXeddHed Hee HijcXX fbXeahe fXjXii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,9,9,3,6,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 010011 1110 0111 110001 001101 11111 0100010 10101 01110 11011 1100101 111 11111001 0110101 11001 00111 1101 101110 11110 10110101 111 10111 11001 111111 0111 111101 111 1110 1110111 111 11110 111101 111 1111 0111 010 111100101 011011100 11110 01001010 11111101 00100111010 10101 111 111101 11110 111011 10010010111 11101 111 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    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, you, now, those are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word now at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Now You Bash;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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