This is an analysis of the poem Pit Stop that begins with:

Enjoy whatever it is in your life,
You believe supplies a benefit....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaabbcaa acc deXXafdfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,3,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111000011 101010100 1010110 10100101001 0010011 11010100111 10100 1010100 01000101 1011001110 1100010100101 01011100 100011001001 11010110011100 10010101 10 011011 11111010 1010101 101101111010 01101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of Pit Stop;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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