This is an analysis of the poem The Ever Changing Profile that begins with:

No matter who interprets reality,
With highlighted dots......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbbbbXeb fcgXccX Xchgci XbdibaecXeebiXcX hdbbfX X bee X X XXeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,7,6,16,6,1,3,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010100100 01101 110111 00111010 110100110100100 011101 110101101010 01011 0101100 11110100101 1010110101 1110010111 001100101 110100111 1110110 1010 010111011010 111 11101111 01001100101 111011001 00010001101 01100 11101001110 11001101 111101011 0110 01011110 001010 1101010100 001011101 1011010 1011110 0111010 010101 010101100 0111 0111101010100 110110110 11001001110 1011 1110110 11011011 11011 0101011 00101 111100111011 0010100010010100 101110100 01010100010111 1101110 101 1110101001101 111 111010110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, of are repeated.

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

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

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

  • summary of The Ever Changing Profile;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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