This is an analysis of the poem Pointless Reappearance that begins with:

You're not going to 'hit' this and leave!
To splurge your whims and urges....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbcde eXcaefg eaaaedXdfdXcbdgcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001011 0111110 01110 110010 1111001 111010 0101010010 11001 111110100 101111 0101001 00101001 1101 11101 1111111 1101010 10101 1110 0111 110001 0010111111 1111111 11111 0111 01101 11111010101 1101111011 11101011101 01010111 110101 0101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, and, i are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Pointless Reappearance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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