This is an analysis of the poem 'Polluticitis' Perhaps? that begins with:

Everything about you has been contaminated!
Your mind...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXbaXXXXXccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1010111001010 11 110 1 11110 11011110001010 1010110011 10001101 101101 1111101010 11010 011010110 11111 1000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 396
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; your is repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase your connects the lines.

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

  • summary of 'Polluticitis' Perhaps?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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