This is an analysis of the poem Vicious Repetitiousness that begins with:

As night comes...
I begin hours of denial....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBCDABEBAAAAAA AEDFG ABBCDABEBAAAAAA AEDFG dXhefIFIFIFfXidbih
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,5,15,5,18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 101100010 11111110 11 11101 111011010 0111 101100100 1101010001 111 1111010100 110100111 1101011111 01111 101110 01011101110 1001010101 01110010 001010111 11100101101 111 101100010 11111110 11 11101 111011010 0111 101100100 1101010001 111 1111010100 110100111 1101011111 01111 101110 01011101110 1001010101 01110010 001010111 11100101101 010101111010 010 11111 00101101 110101 0010100001010001 11 0010100001010001 11 0010100001010001 11 011010 0101011111101 0101 110101010111 0100110101011 1101001010001 010101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 361
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i, and, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

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

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