This is an analysis of the poem Robotic Things that begins with:

Keep it in the right perspective.
Keep it in the right perspective....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABC DeADF AABC cAecABC GHIF AA GHIF AABC DeADF GHIF GHIAIAIAjjF XI AA FX AA XI AA FXXAAAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,7,4,2,4,4,5,4,11,2,2,2,2,2,2,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001010 10001010 1111010 11100010 11 1 10001010 1010010 10111 10001010 10001010 1111010 11100010 01010101 10001010 1 100010101 10001010 1111010 11100010 101111 110 11 1010 10001010 10001010 101111 110 11 1101 10001010 10001010 1111010 11100010 11 1 10001010 1010010 10111 101111 110 11 1010 101111 110 11 1000010 11 1000010 11 1000010 110 110 1101 1111 0111110101 10001010 10001010 1001 1111 10001010 10001010 1111 0111110101 10001010 10001010 1001 1111 10001010 10001010 10001010 10001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 19
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 94
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; keep, it, in, right, perspective are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words keep, robotic are repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines perspective, robotic are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word this at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase robotic connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Robotic Things;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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