This is an analysis of the poem Two Zero Twelve that begins with:

Two zero zero eight.
Truth was served upon the plates....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacac cdecc ccXXefeeXe ccdgcf XgeehiXeXfbbhabibaaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,10,6,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1110101 110 111 11001 01110101 110101 0101 11011 11010 10101101 111101 01000101010 10101 010011 1111 1011100 1001001 11010 0100 100101001 110010 10010 111 110101001 100101 010111 1101 1101 0101010 11011 101011010 11101 11010 101 11101 010100101 00100010 010100 110010100 01010010100 00101 111100 11010001 001111000 0101 11100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; zero is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word some is repeated.

    The author used the same word two at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines nine is repeated).

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

  • summary of Two Zero Twelve;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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