This is an analysis of the poem Rumored To Have Hauntings that begins with:

How is an understanding achieved from detachment?
Or comprehension received by one who lays in a coma? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdb dc Xecff dedeb bXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,5,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1011010010010 110100111110010 110101101 110 1100100 100010011001010 10010001110011 110100101010 010110100110 0101 110 011010011010 111101111101 01 01010010 10101 1011011101 11010 10110100001010 1011 101001101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Rumored To Have Hauntings;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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