This is an analysis of the poem Substance that begins with:
It's okay if some have none.
Or know what it means to have it....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabbbcab XcacaXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 0110111 11101010 1110101 1011101 1100100001001 1101100010110 010010011 1 11110101100 10001 000100110100010 0101001 110001010010010 100101011 11010110101100
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 273
- Average number of words per stanza: 50
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- 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; it, has are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Substance;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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