This is an analysis of the poem Through Mud That Cheapens that begins with:

Using someone who has been fully awake,
Is difficult to perceive......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcd eabdXa XXXcc afaecf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101001 0100001 1111010 111 01110011010 1100 0011001 1111101 1010110 1001011101 101001001101 011111 11 110101 1010011010 10110101 1001001111001 010001101001 0010011 00100110100 01010011110 1001001101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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 Through Mud That Cheapens;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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