This is an analysis of the poem Up Close And Vivid that begins with:

There was a time,
I loved agitating....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabbcdb edfgXfdhhXheiX jkhecj kbjbgaXidjhadkXbhbk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,14,6,19,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 111010 101100010 111010 101 01010 1111010 11101011010 1010001010 1100101100 11 10001 100010 011010 1101 1101001010 1100 11111 10101 100010101 100010111010 01 11011001101 111101 0010101111 10101 01001101 111110101 101010100 101 1101110011 11101110101 01101010 11011100 11011 100110 111101101 11001011110 110110 10101101 10101010010 11101 1101001 011010 1101110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Up Close And Vivid;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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