This is an analysis of the poem Offline that begins with:

Open mouths. Closed ears.
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  • Rhyme scheme: aXX bccdbeaecb XbXccccd XfaaefXXgcgXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,10,8,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 11010 1101 1001111 11011101 10101 0010 10101001 1001101 01011 11101001 1111 1010001010 01011 11010010010011001010 111011 11011101 010010110 101001 11011 110101010 01011101 01011010 0101111 010111 011110 10110 10101 111010 1 110001 1010001 1001 110101 0010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Offline;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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