This is an analysis of the poem Releasing Myself From Those Irritations that begins with:

The music is wonderful.
I think it is really great....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccddbcb deXcb bXcbab ffdeecX ffdeX dXXbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,6,7,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100100 1100101 0100010 11 11110 11011010 110011001 0110101010 000111110101 1001101001010 01010111 01010001110100 1111101010 111011000 110101011101 0110101110000 010110 1011011 100101010010 1111110111 111011101 111111111 111110101010 111100110100 1101010101 001001 1011011 1111 101011001111 111010111010 101011 101011011010 1111010 01111101 0100111101 1111011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with, your are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Releasing Myself From Those Irritations;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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