This is an analysis of the poem Sensational that begins with:
Sensational?
Is that the word you trying to say? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbbXcdceeccded XXXeXeX XaXbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,7,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0100 010111001 0111101 01101 111110101 111101 11111 110101110 11 1001001100 010100111 1101 100100111 11110111 11010110 1 1110100111 1101 1111010 11011101 0111 00110111001111 11101001111110 11101111 11110111 1110111 11001101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
- Average number of words per stanza: 55
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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; i, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word is is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sensational;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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