This is an analysis of the poem Sweetness that begins with:
You want sweetness,
You say I have an ability to ooze? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AbcbAXcdeXedXdXdedXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110 11111010001 11100100 10111 1110 011010001 010111001011 0010011 1110111 11010111 1100111011 110111101 101001 00101 111010 1110101 1101011 0100101 1110010 110111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 579
- Average number of words per stanza: 106
- 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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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; you, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, i, we are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sweetness;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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