This is an analysis of the poem Perverted Urges that begins with:

Peruked from a time,
When masquerades were the rage....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaabXXcd Xeaeb ccXaedXabc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100001 11000001 11011101 101110 0101101010 10111011 1111011110 0011101 1101101001 1000010100010 10101100 1 01001 11100 11 101 1110011101 101010111 1101110 1 0111 11110101010 1111 0101 110011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 243
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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 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; and, those are repeated.

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

  • summary of Perverted Urges;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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