This is an analysis of the poem Under The Radar that begins with:

Under the radar and hiding,
Trying......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaBCDC AaBCC EfEb gefbg AaBCDC AaBcC AXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,4,5,6,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011110 10 01110011 010111101 00101100 00101 1110011110 10 01110011 010111101 0010001001 1011010 001001 1011010 10101111111 11 0111110010 00101101 101010111111 0101010001001 10011110 10 01110011 010111101 00101100 00101 1110011110 10 01110011 001111101 0010001001 10011110 010101 001101 0011111 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • 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 is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word do at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Under The Radar;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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