This is an analysis of the poem Panic Adds To Pressure that begins with:

Do it now to allow.
And get up on your feet....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Ab CDEccXX FDGGCGHEccd ACECF FDGGCGHE CDEFDGGCXAbCECF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,11,5,8,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 111111 100101 011101001 11010 1 1011010010 11001 010100 01010101 1101 101010101 01011101 101010010101 1100000101 101010111 0010101010 100100101 1100101 0001011 101001 010001 101010 101 10011001 01010101 1101 101010101 01011101 101010010101 1100000101 101010111 0010101010 100101 011101001 11010 01010101 1101 101010101 01011101 101010010101 101001 1001010 010001 101010 101 10011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • 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; to, it are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Panic Adds To Pressure;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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