This is an analysis of the poem Relentless that begins with:
You wanna be this.
You wanna be that....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcb caXX adeebe XbfXc dXf Xbcf bX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,5,3,4,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11000 11001 1100010 101111 1100010 001111 11001 11001 110010101 101 100 11111011 01101 111101 1010011 010110101 0110010010010 1001 101010 111001 100 001010110 111011101 01010101 01010111 1100101010 11101 110100111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
- Average number of words per stanza: 20
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; you, wanna, be are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, and are repeated.
The author used the same words you, and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Relentless;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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