This is an analysis of the poem Piercing Nerves that begins with:
Walking in fear
Observed today and done....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xaba bcXd bebbX fdfca Xceef
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001 010111 001010101 0101101 01010010 111101 01000011110 1010101 1111 10111111 10101011 10101010 010111 10010010 0100111 01111010 110101 11011011 1111 10010111 1001110110 1001 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Piercing Nerves;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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