This is an analysis of the poem Untwisting Them From Limits that begins with:

From where did all these people come,
Asking for forgiveness for their evils....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC ADE FF CCc ABC ADE CCFF CCgFF CCFF gfAahG ABABXAAABAahG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,2,3,3,3,4,5,4,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 1010101110 10000101 10111010 101010111 11011101 100110001 1000010 11 00111 1 01011101 1010101110 10000101 10111010 101010111 11011101 11 00111 100110001 1000010 11 111 1 100110001 1000010 11 111 100110001 1000010 1 100111100 1000 0 10 101 1000 0101 1000 0101 1000 1000 1000 0101 1000 0 10 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 94
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; oh, for, untwisting, them are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words what, oh, untwisting are repeated.

    The author used the same words oh, untwisting 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 oh, them are repeated).

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

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

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

  • summary of Untwisting Them From Limits;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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