This is an analysis of the poem Routine that begins with:

Scum scroungers
Smear landscapes...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabac cXde a bX aefgagcbbf dX XaeXfcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,1,2,10,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 111 0100111 110011 1110001 011 111 01110 111011 101010001000 11111011 0110101010110 11111 100010010 1111101 1000110 01111 00100 11101101 10100101 0111001110 01010101 110110 1111011010101 01111111 1010101 011001011 0010101010 11101 10101 00100101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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 word 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 Routine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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