This is an analysis of the poem Ugly Moods that begins with:
Correction!
I did not say you were ugly....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aBcdXc eeed fggfgc BeXeehh dfXhX bafXchcdcb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,6,7,5,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010 10111010 1001001 11111010 111010 01101 1101 111101 101111101 101110110 1001101 11110 1111111010 00101001010 111011 111101 10111010 111101 1111101011 1011101 11101 01 11 1111101100 11100001101 111101 11110011 101110010 111110110 0111101 11101101 1001 11 101110101 11 110 10101001110
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 37
- 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 exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, your, ugly, i, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words that, i are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Ugly Moods;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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