This is an analysis of the poem Photogenic that begins with:
Every picture I've seen of you,
Looks nothing like you at all....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XX aX XX X XXXa X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,1,4,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100101101 1101111 11101 0110100010101 11 11010110 1111101 1 11 1 1010100101 111001011
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 46
- Average number of words per stanza: 9
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Photogenic;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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