This is an analysis of the poem The Physicality Of Things that begins with:

Living to identify and adjust,
To the physicality of things......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX dbeX aafcb fdaXXX XbXfXaeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,6,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000101101 001000001 101110100011010 001000101 10011001010 01001 1010010 11110111 100111111 1100101101 1010 10101 001011101010 1 001010010100100 1 1011010011 110011100 00101010001011010 1110110 1100011 11100101 1111000101 10101111 111111101 10111110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Physicality Of Things;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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