This is an analysis of the poem Psychotic that begins with:

Some have chosen to waltz,
Through their lives....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadbddddeddddaccacedXXffdfXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 31,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001 111 01001010 1101 101010 1111 001000010 11010101 010010010 10100101 01101 01010010101 01100000101 010100001 0101010001 01000101 10101101110 001101010 11100010 10110 100010111 101101110101 1011111101 10111 001001111 11010010001 11001 1001100 01000100101110 1110101001101 1101001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1036
  • Average number of words per stanza: 171
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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