This is an analysis of the poem Revisited Dismisses that begins with:

Let them trip over revisited dismisses.
Since falling down presents fresh excuses....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaabcdacX AXcccccbcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101100100010 1101101010 01010101 10001000010001 11010101111 0101110100110 100101010111 11101001 001011011 101100100010 100011010001 110010111 110100101 110010101001 1111101 001001101 11100101 1100111 001001101 10010101 01010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 407
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The author used the same word let 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 Revisited Dismisses;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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