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

When tragedies become routine,
To eventually decrease......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcddeccXXe XXXabba XaXX fXce XX fXcbc X XX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,7,4,4,2,5,1,2,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000101 00100001 01110111 1100101 0010100101 1101001 10101001 110100001 00011010 101111001 11010101 110111100110 01000 11001101010 10100101 1010110001 1100101110 101101010 111010 10 11101 1011010 10010111 11 1110110001 1010111 10101 1 1010011 1111110100010 10 1100111001110 1101 101 100 11011110011 111001 1111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; they is repeated.

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

  • summary of Routine Tragedies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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