This is an analysis of the poem This Grand And Magnificent Experiment that begins with:

Too many myths practiced with symbolisms exist,
For truth to be kept suppressed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAB aaXcXXbc AddXXeebff AABcXDA XaXDAadXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,10,7,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110110010001 1100101 01100001110 100010001 011010101101 10001010101 11110111 001011011000 1001010101111 010100011011 0010010001011 110110010001 01001010010010 110100110100100 1111100001010100 1110100100000 101100001001010 11111101 00101011101111 0100110100101 011011010101011101 110110010001 1100101 01100001110 11 111110 101000100 01101000100 111110 011010101 111110 101000100 01101000100 01111101 011101010011 111110 111001100 1100111010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 319
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The author used the same word too 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 This Grand And Magnificent Experiment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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