This is an analysis of the poem This Stuff Is Blatant that begins with:

My observations aren't created.
Rarely embellished are they envisioned....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bccd XdXXXe EXFEFXAF EfebXXa EXFEFXAF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,6,8,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010010 1001011010 11111 11111 010101 11111010 11101101010 1001010010 0101 11010100011 11101 1010110 01010 1101010 100010 111001 111011101 01010100 0101101 0101101 01010 11 10111 111011 1101010001 111100001000100 101000101 01010 1101010 100010 111001 111011101 01010100 0101101 0101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

    The author used the same words i, this 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 Stuff Is Blatant;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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