This is an analysis of the poem Vanity Panicked that begins with:

A vanity panicked,
No longer advantaged......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcXaXbbaXbadX acdeaeXad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010 110010 10101 100110 00111 1100010 1110010 011100111 110101 1110101001 010101000 01101 11110001001 1110100 011001 1010010 01001 11010011000 01011010001 101111001 110101101 01010110 001101101 01010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 375
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; to is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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