This is an analysis of the poem Ultimately To Digest that begins with:

Look not do I,
To you to give me 'props'....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXc decXb cfdcd eeXXcc XacfcdcX aX XXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,6,8,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1111 010111 1010010 01110 10111 110001101 00011111 1111111 001010001110 110101011 101011 010100 10101011 1110011001 1011010101 1 110111 010010111 111010111100 10010011 110101111 110110 0111101 0010101001 10000010111010 101001011001 1110101 010100010 111010001000010 11110011 1101010111 1 1 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Ultimately To Digest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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