This is an analysis of the poem Proper And/Or Acceptible Public Etiquette! that begins with:

I try to release from my consciousness,
Those painful images fixed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX XdcecfaXddf adeb bXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,11,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101100 1101001 1111101 1110 1010111010110 01111 111111011 01011111 1010111101 011 110100 011111 10101 1010 01001101 111111001 111111100 1011 1101010 111101101 0100101 101010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The author used the same word and 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 Proper And/Or Acceptible Public Etiquette!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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