This is an analysis of the poem Obsessed With Incestuous Love that begins with:

Why obsess something that is relative?
Everyone has their own fetishes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXc XbacdX dXX efXfX XedgXgXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,3,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010100 101111100 11010 1011001110 00101 10 111 11100100101 11110 11111 111111111011 1 11101100100 10010010 1110010010 100111 1110100111011 110101111 1101101111 110011 101110 101 00011 0101011101110 11 10 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, let, it are repeated.

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

  • summary of Obsessed With Incestuous Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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