This is an analysis of the poem Obscene Implications that begins with:

I can be cold, distant...
Unemotional and thoughtless....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabXaXX Xa XcbdXdXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110 10100110 111 110111011 11010111 100010101 11110 011110110 011 1011 100 11 11011101 1 110101 1011010101100 0011010101110010 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 Obscene Implications;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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