This is an analysis of the poem Overblown that begins with:
Remember when this nonsense began,
And you said that it didn't......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABBACcC addc edXcffc gXcX ABBACcCX bbcffdaXXgXeeeabc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,7,4,8,17,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010101001 1111010 1010 0101 0010010 010001 1011111010 11011010101 110111110010 1001011001 101101101010 110011 111111 1100101100 110011 10011 100111101 1100010101101 10111 0100011101 010101010 100001 010101001 1111010 1010 0101 0010010 10010001 1011111010 1001 01011010100101 111000101101 01011001101 1001101 01010010111 101 010111101101 1 111001011 10101001010101 1000 1110101 0111010 11100010101 1101 100101011 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
- Average number of words per stanza: 42
- Amount of lines: 47
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
The author used the same word remember 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 Overblown;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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