This is an analysis of the poem Phantom Dumps that begins with:

Get me to the right place.
At the right time....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCDA dde ABCdA Xf GXGXc GdXGdf GEGE ABCCDA GEGE GdhGdh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,5,2,5,6,4,6,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011 1011 01 111 00101 1101 0111010 111010 100101 110011 1011 01 11101 1101 10010111 1001011 011010111 1101110101 011010111 111110111 111111011 0001110101 1 101010100 0001110101 1 100010111 1111010111 100101001 1111010111 0001111001 110011 1011 01 111 00101 1101 1111010111 100101001 1111010111 0001111001 1111010111 1 101010101 1111010111 1 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, me, you, out are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words coming, help are repeated.

    The author used the same word i 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 Phantom Dumps;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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