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

You are made to understand,
One just met...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbabb cadb eaXbf abcgaaadfa XX fXgbX dXeaad Xb dabbaXfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,5,10,2,5,6,2,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 111 010001 010111 0101 00101 0001010 1011101 010100101010 00 1010 110101 111 01001 00101 11101010 1101001 01101010100 010101111 001001 0010011100 010100101 11010001 1010010 0101110111 10011011 1011001 011 111010010 1011001 010001 111011000 0111010010 1000 11010100 100011 0100101010 11111010100 111000101 111101111 101001 0110111001 101001010101 01001 110101101 110 10101 1001010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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