This is an analysis of the poem Slower Doses that begins with:
On the surface it would appear,
Useless studies......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabXccaXdBD Xaaeabbddd XbcabaebBD edeadeaecdBd XbcbeXcaXaaXXD
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,10,10,12,14,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10100101 1010 1001011 1101000 1010001 0010 11010100 0101010 110101010 0111 10100111 10010 1010111010100 1110100100 1000010 010000010 1010010100 11001010 0111 1101 010101 110 0010011101001 0010011 1110001010 01 110100100 00110 110001 0111 10100111 0101110 0100101 010010 1010011011 101 11101111010 01010 001010010001010 0101010 1010001 0111 1100111 0111 10011001010 1110 0101 001001 1010 111001011001 11 011101010010 10101 1101 011010010 11011100 10100111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 323
- Average number of words per stanza: 50
- Amount of lines: 57
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
The poet repeated the same word manmade at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Slower Doses;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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