This is an analysis of the poem To Pay Particular Attention that begins with:
A spoiled mixed up brew.
Left to sit to boil hot! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaaXa aXaXa XbbX XXab aXabb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,4,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01111 101011 1111 011 01 0111001 11010 11111 01001000 011101 111110 11100100 11010110010 10100100010111 11111001 1110101 11001 1111111010 0010010 011100010 1010010101 0100 011101100
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; i is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.
The author used the same words a, and 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 To Pay Particular Attention;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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