This is an analysis of the poem Out Of Sync that begins with:

Out of sync!
And this seems to have happened, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aba acde acdfX Abef AbffX AbXbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,5,4,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1010110 0101 1101 001111 110111111 1011111 101 1011 10111101 1001 0010100 101 101001 101101 0101101 101 11111110 1110101 101 1100111 101 001111 11010 11101 0101001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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 is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word out 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 Out Of Sync;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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