This is an analysis of the poem Put On Your 3-D Glasses that begins with:

When is the pain going to stop?
It is not! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAbX bcXb bdAdXdd aX e aecbbb eeaafcXdXXb ceX ffXce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,2,1,6,11,3,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011001 001 010101 10010110 111101 10111 1100 010010110001 10111001 101 001 010101010 1110010 011010 1110010 1101 1011010 11 110011 1010011001 101100 110100101 11111101101 1010101111 11101101011 011000100100101 010101000 010101101 010011110011 0101110111 11010011011 10010010 1100000100 111010001 1010001001 1111110 111000 011101111 010101 01010001 1110001 1101000 11001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; you, of, your are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Put On Your 3-D Glasses;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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