This is an analysis of the poem To Become Addiction Free that begins with:

Those images that most impress many,
May not be as vivid and expressive......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcccdXXe debaacX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1100110110 1101101010 0101010 110110010 0101110101 1110111010101 11111111011 110000100011 11100101011 000101010 110110101010100 0100101011010110 0101101101 10101100111100 1110100000100100 1101001001001 0100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 363
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of To Become Addiction Free;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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