This is an analysis of the poem Procedurally Speaking...Of Course! that begins with:

Procedurally,
There is a desire......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbcbdcef dXd XaggXeX XggfeddXgXdXXfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,3,7,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000 100010 011110 101110 011110101 110 1010001001 110101 0100010111010 00100100 0111 01011 1101100100 1010111 110100110100 1110100101 100101101110 00100100101 10000101 011010010 100101101 1101011101 01011011100101 1101000010 001000111111 01111101111 110010101010 0101110001101 0111 101010101 101001001001 11101010010 0100010 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; as, to are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines were is repeated).

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

  • summary of Procedurally Speaking...Of Course!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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