This is an analysis of the poem This Is 2008 that begins with:
Stop.Stop.Stop!
What are you doing on this block? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabXXXcXddXeed bffef XcXac Xefeee Xdgecg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,5,5,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100 11110101 10101101 110101010 010011110 11010 1 11 1 100 10 111111 111 110 111101 0110110 011011 11010 10001011 1101001 101100 0111011101 100100111 00111 1111110 0101111 11110 01110011 1010101 111001 001 1111111111 1110101110010 1111111111 10100 0111010111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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; stop is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines had is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of This Is 2008;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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