This is an analysis of the poem Out Of The Confines Of Definitions that begins with:

They wish to define soliloquies,
As a dramatic monologue......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXX cc dbebedfgg XXgbXfXfcXbgba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,9,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011000 10010101 1000010 1111001 11 11010010 1 01 110100100 10010001 11101 111101 01101 0110010100100 1001 110101000 010101101 1 1101110 10010001101 11101011 001010011011 0110100010111101 01001111101 100101010 1110101011 111 10101111 1001101010 00111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Out Of The Confines Of Definitions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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