This is an analysis of the poem Storage Space that begins with:

She had been asked to use her uterus,
To incubate the birth of someone else's child....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccX XXbdadbXbb XcbXac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,10,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010100 010101011101 111011101 10010100 101 111011110 10111010 11001 1011010011 111 010101 1110011 1011010100 0101011 1111 1111010 101010111 10100011111 11110111 10101 0011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • 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; she, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Storage Space;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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