This is an analysis of the poem Residue that begins with:
The delivery of it,
Wishes to leave a residue....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXba cadeXeXfX abbdea fXfef ceagXbXg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,6,5,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0010000 10010101 0010101 1101001 10111010100 001 110010111011 0001001010 111110 101101111 11011 11101 11 101011 111111 11111001101 001001 11101 1011100110101 101010101 111 01110111 11111010 11111 1101100100 110110011101 1110101010111 11 111 110110101 11000111011 11101010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; that, i, you are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Residue;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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