This is an analysis of the poem Plateau Rising that begins with:

Modulator toting.
Demodulator coding....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABXCD eeffbbXc Xd dXddCCgh cCBBGFBIGGHF ccdb CX AABXCD CXCCBBGFBIGGHF CXCCfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,2,8,12,4,2,6,14,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 1000010 11101 0101010 10111 001101 1110111 1110111 0010101 0110101 10101 1111101 0010001 010111 1110 101101 1011 101 111010 110101 10101 11111 11111 110111 11 10101 11110101 01110100 1110101 01110111 1110011 0010100 01010101 1111101 1111101 011101001 111 110101 01101 0010101 111 1111101 101010 1000010 11101 0101010 10111 001101 111 1111101 10101 11111 11110101 01110100 1110101 01110111 1110011 0010100 01010101 1111101 1111101 011101001 111 1111101 10101 11111 1111101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; with, oh are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word those is repeated.

    The author used the same word oh 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 Plateau Rising;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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