This is an analysis of the poem Quick Slate Cleaner that begins with:

When I announced I didn't want any of it,
All of it became available....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccd ecXcDCDefdXcc gbhgcigaXcfbadaddfdajfi kkaDCDecXeaaacfhjXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,13,23,19,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111011000 100010100 100010111 101 11111110 111110 11 11111 0111 101001101 1101 01 1101010 111101101 1101011 11110100 01111 11111 1111 001110100 0100101001 101111 10001101010 111100010 1010101 10101000 00100010 0100010110001 10010100010 110110100 01111010 1100 01010 11101010 0011001 10110001 0100010 11 11010 1100101 110001110 101111001 1001 111101111 101001101 1101 01 11100100010 1011110 101011011 111110 01000010011101 010 110100010111 10101101 1111101101001 110110100010 11 111 0111010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 441
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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, it, to are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word when at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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

  • summary of Quick Slate Cleaner;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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