This is an analysis of the poem Too Busy Finding Hiding Places that begins with:

Catching my breath...
I came to a stop....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdefgfhhggegXe iihjekh AeclgkgfjfXjk gb iahXijXcjXlXXekghejjd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,7,13,2,21,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 11001 0101011 0110010 011010001001 10 10100110111 1101 111111 10110100101 1010101110101 01101 1101010111 110001 1011 01010011001 1101 1101001 111010011 1110 11111 11001 010010001110 1011 1100101110 1101010011 1101101 11101110 11011010111 1111110 0010101010 1110011011010 1010110100110 01101010100101010 001111101 1111010101001 11111010 110010101111 111011110101 10100110111 1010111011101 11110111 111100111 11111 10010101011 1101001010 11001 00110110 11010101111 11001010001110011 0 101 110111 11110101010 101111101 110111001110 1101 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 328
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    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, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words from, for, i are repeated.

    The author used the same word i 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 Too Busy Finding Hiding Places;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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