This is an analysis of the poem Something That Collects Hidden Dirt that begins with:

Today it can become so frustrating,
To remain conscious with such focus....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa bcac aacb XaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011110 001100110 1 0010 00011001010 010100101010 10101001111 0111010010110 1000100100110101 00101100101100 010111011010 101100001100100001 1010101101010111 01101101 101110101 0110010110101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Something That Collects Hidden Dirt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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