This is an analysis of the poem Save That Energy that begins with:

Why are you now upset?
You were the one to say...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXedbeXdcedcXfeXeaeXdcacfaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 100101 1100010 11101 1110010 01010010 011111011 10 0100110 110111 1101001 1110 01001010 111001 01100100 0111111001 11100 10101010001 1111 100110110 01111011 1111010 11011110101 11100001 01110101 001001100 1101010101 01110 111110010 0101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 911
  • Average number of words per stanza: 160
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • 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 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; you, of are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Save That Energy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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