This is an analysis of the poem That Depends On The Enlightenment Of Your Consciousness that begins with:

How much more pain can you endure?
That's a good question! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCX bdebbd ACedXf AfffXgg ABadXbgf bggfbXebbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,6,7,8,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 10010 111111 11110101110000 1100111001 00110001 1101010 01000010 1101 0100101 11111101 111111 10101 1101000 1011100 101110101 11111101 110010011 111010 111010 010001000110010 101 1101011110101 11111101 10010 1111 11010110010010 100100010 010001010 11101111100 1101001111 111011 11011101 10110010001100 1110001110 111010001010 01010101101 1100101 111000011101 100010 1100101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, your are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word how is repeated.

    The author used the same word how at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of That Depends On The Enlightenment Of Your Consciousness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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