This is an analysis of the poem Unlock From Sockets that begins with:

Sufferings done can end,
With beginnings of forgiveness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX daaX BcDa efaaeXfe BEDE BEDECc bCXCXCXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,8,4,6,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111 00100010 0010111 011111 1000101 1011101 1100010 111001 1101010 0101110 1110010 111101 110001001 101 1 110011001 01 101010 101000111 100010101101 1101010 1011011101 1110010 010111001 1101010 1011011101 1110010 010111001 1000101010 01000101010 01010 1000101010 1 1000101010 1 1000101010 11010 0111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; feeding, to, be, leaving, people, evil are repeated.

    The author used the same word we 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 evil is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word evil 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 Unlock From Sockets;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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