This is an analysis of the poem Shorten That Story that begins with:

One can and when wished,
Modify that which one has created....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcXXddba aedefc XaghgbaX fea beX i gieaX da XhXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,6,8,3,3,1,5,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 1011111010 00101010001010 110 10001110101 01001010101111 011111010 101101010100110 100011111111 101000111000101 1111001 11101011001 0111010 10111101010 10101100100 10010101010 10 0111 111101101 101001010 1010001101 0100101 10001011010001 101011110110 1 010 111001001 1011010 10010001010 111010101 00110 110 10110 111 1010101 010011111 111 111 10001000 0010101000101 1111101111 111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; and, to, taste are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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