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

I've been doing this for so long.
It seems longer than I am old....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaccbddcceXcbXfXXbbeffe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10100111 01101111 1110001000 11110 0010101000 01111010100010 100100101 1001010 1101010 101 011010101 1101111010001 11111111 011110110101 11110101101 0100010101 111111 1100000100 001101 110110010 0100111010001 111010011010 111101 1101111111 0100010100001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 940
  • Average number of words per stanza: 165
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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