This is an analysis of the poem The Devotion Given To Our Disciplines that begins with:

You,
Are a dancer....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaCdacaCbabeCfadgCd gfhf biXhe gh ahfXXie
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,4,5,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1010 100111 11 10110 1 11101 10111 11 1011010 1 100100 110100 11 1011010 1 1 11111 11 10110 1 00101001100 1101010001 1100 110 1110111101 01101011111 01101001010 010101 101100100001 1010 110101111 01001001 00101100101010 11 11 11 10110101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Devotion Given To Our Disciplines;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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