This is an analysis of the poem Rookie Hooked that begins with:

It takes a rookie,
For some to take a look......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCA ddeeXf GHGF IGJFA ABCA IGJFA GHGF GGCF GGCFXGGCF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,5,4,5,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010 110101 11010 0111010 0111 110101 0101010 01110 010100 101 11011101 10111 101100101 01101 11011101 011101 11010100 0111110 0101110 01010 110101 11010 0111010 11011101 011101 11010100 0111110 0101110 11011101 10111 101100101 01101 0101 1000101 01110 1011101 0101 1000101 01110 1011101 0101 1000101 01110 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

    The author used the same words it, no, a 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 hooked is repeated).

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

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

  • summary of Rookie Hooked;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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