This is an analysis of the poem The 'Art' In Me that begins with:

They don't understand the 'art' in me.
The part of me that is 'art' creativity....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXddeXXdd XXb cdcX XdXfXfcaXeeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,3,4,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010101 010110110100 0110011001 0100100000 110000 011001 00101101 110001 0100101 101101 010111 0101001 111010110 00100101010 111110 11010101010101 1110100111010 101101010010 0101011101011 01111 1001101 10101100 010101101 1010101 01001110101 01001101 10100001 11001111 111 1 1111010111 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; or is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, a are repeated.

    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 The 'Art' In Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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