This is an analysis of the poem Uninterrupted that begins with:

Some have stayed rough with edges tough,
And stuck they are with a doing uninterrupted......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXbcX d cdceXaf XXaf ccc cfceaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,1,7,4,3,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 1111001010010 010011111010 1010010010100 010101011 1101110 00101100111 01001110010101 1011011101000 0010101001111 110100010010100 01100101110001 1010101100 111101010010001 1011001011010101 110111010100101 110111100101 0011100010 0101011 1101111001111 0011010101001 11110010001011 110111111001001 11110 0111 100101010010111010 1001010111011101 10001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, with, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, uninterrupted are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase times connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Uninterrupted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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