This is an analysis of the poem That Which Is Sacrificed that begins with:
It stcks with a grip,
Cemented and stays fixed....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXb cXccXa ddbb aXcXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01001 010111 10101 10 0010010101010 10110001 01001101 1101 1110111 0110 0100100 111101 0110 00110110010 1110101 0101010101 11001000100010 0011010100 10111011010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of That Which Is Sacrificed;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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