This is an analysis of the poem Sacrificed To Master that begins with:

Not an artform one has crafted,
With time sacrificed to master......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEFGH AIjjhjj eaejejkk aIjjhjiXjXja ABCDEFGH ahhallae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,8,12,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101110 01101010 0010100001 0100001 10111 10110101 111010 01010100101 11101110 000101 11100001 010101 010101010 110101 1011000101001 00100010100 001001101010 101110101001 01010010110100 10011 1100010 110101011 0011010110101 1 000101 11100001010101 1111010101101 0011010100 1101001010100110 00100100111 111011101 011010010010 1 0101000001 10011001100101 11101110 01101010 0010100001 0100001 10111 10110101 111010 01010100101 11110 11011 1111011101 010010 110001001 111 010 0010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 author used the same word not 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 Sacrificed To Master;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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