This is an analysis of the poem The Right Call To Define It that begins with:

Chasing rainbows on one's knees,
Is not a good sign one is understanding......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX aXbd XadeabXeXdca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 01001101010 010100100 110111010011 101111 1101011000 0010011110 10110111001 1 000 1 110010101 111110011 10 101010011 1 01001010 100110010 111101010100010 01000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; this is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Right Call To Define It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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