This is an analysis of the poem Something Of A Higher Consciousness Knows Everything that begins with:

We were all given the same rules.
And the consequences for disobeying them, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc ddde eefbbgdg adXebdh Xccheig dXc fgiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,7,7,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110011 101010110100 010 111101 1101010001 011 101000100101 011011 1101011101010 111111 110 1101010 1110010001 10101 111010101 11011111 01 1010100110010 101011100001 000101101 110111001 00100110 01010100 1111110 01111 01100001111 01110011010010 1111 1101110110100 1111011010101 100010100 1101011100 1101010111 110 111111 1101 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Something Of A Higher Consciousness Knows Everything;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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