This is an analysis of the poem Thawed From A Deepening Freeze that begins with:

Oh yes...
I am going to push you to the edge! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ABXcXdABcXaXdABeecABcXXee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1110011001 111101000 1101101010 1111 11010101 11 1110011001 11101001111 11111010101 11110011111 11101 01111101 11 1110011001 0111011101101 1101010 101001101 11 1110011001 0111010111 010010 1111110 001001 1110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 776
  • Average number of words per stanza: 144
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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; i, you, want, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Thawed From A Deepening Freeze;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar