This is an analysis of the poem Quickens Its Own Demise that begins with:

A shallowness connected,
And shared with limited mentalities......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcaacbXXaXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0100010 1101001000 100101 0011 010100000101 1101111 0010101001 110010 1000100010 01101101100100 101100010101 1101010110001 1101 111001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 497
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Quickens Its Own Demise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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