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

Do.
Then don't....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab XXc dXe bbe ccbaaXc X X XbdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,3,3,7,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11 01101010 1010000010 00101101010 101001 10010010100 11101 111 01010010 10100100100 11111 01011001010 11111111 0101101 11 101101 0010010111 11011 11011 10 10111011100 1101101 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word do 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 Sensuous;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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