This is an analysis of the poem Too Down To Earth that begins with:
Are those wise who are observant,
To question with curiosity......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABcacadaAXXa ABdeXcebaAcd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111010 010010100 1111010 10100010001 1010011010 1 1110110 1101100101 11111010 101010 111010010101 11101 11111010 010010100 11010101 110101 110101010001 111011111010 11010111101 01010010010010100 10010100010001 11111010 11010110100001 1100010010111010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 453
- Average number of words per stanza: 74
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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, and are repeated.
The author used the same word are 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 Down To Earth;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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