This is an analysis of the poem That Interest Factor that begins with:

That interest factor I once had,
Has packed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCB bXdcX XXde ccX ABCB Xeaab aXcec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,3,4,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010111 11 01 01101001010 1101010100100 01010001101001 110101 1101010100111001 01101001110101 11110001110 101100100 001011100 111101011011 1110100111010 1101001100110001 10101110001010010 110010111 11 01 01101001010 110 11110 11100110010 01010101010101 11101111011 1100101101111 1110101 101000011010 101010101 10101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to, i, that are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase that connects the lines.

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

  • summary of That Interest Factor;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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