This is an analysis of the poem Subtle Sedation that begins with:
The more ridiculous their outrageous stage...
The more approved the behavior becomes....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabbcbcdXbccXbXadbbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01010010101 0101001001 00101100001 0011 10001010 110101001 10001001 1010010 101 101 01101 1011101 1011 0011100101 1010111 1 110000010 101 110100101 101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 569
- Average number of words per stanza: 92
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; of is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Subtle Sedation;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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