This is an analysis of the poem Transfixed By Tricks that begins with:

They can not quote any significant accomplishment,
He has made for changing a downgrade witnessed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbXbcddebecbaXdeedccXccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111001000100 11111001110 111010010 01111000101 11010 10111010 0010001000111 1101 1101111 110111101 00111 11010 1010111 0101111 111101 110 11111 010101101 11110101 01 00100101100 11010 001001011 111110 1001000100111 11001010001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 884
  • Average number of words per stanza: 149
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; their is repeated.

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

  • summary of Transfixed By Tricks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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