This is an analysis of the poem Vivid Are The Images that begins with:

You did your best,
To relinquish my involvement....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabcd dXdef acX bc bceXbb XeaXaadfbaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,3,2,6,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 00101010 10101 1010 101101010 01101 100111 1011 100101110101 11110101 100010 111100110100 101 11101010110100 01011 0111010 1110111 110101 1 111000 111 1101001111 111101100100111 11 1001111111 0111101 01011101 10110010111 0111010001 01 111101 1111 1101110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • 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 word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Vivid Are The Images;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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