This is an analysis of the poem Vivid Depictions that begins with:

Demons only feed to please their own needs.
'Amen.'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: A X bcadXdXea eXfacabaBB ghc X fg XCX XA X c XCX IBB XCX Iha XXXfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,9,10,3,1,2,3,2,1,1,3,3,3,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101111 10 1001000010 111001001 11001001011010 100100110010000 110 0110100010010100 010101010001 01001011001 11100101110010 1010101010 0010010 110011100111 0101110010 100001001101001 11101110101 101011 1010010011 101011011 101111001 0100101 10 101 100101 1 11 1 1100110 11101 10 1010101111 10 1111110010010 1 1100110 11101 11 101011011 101111001 1 1100110 11101 11 10 1101110010111 1111001100 011101 1 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words only, demons, i are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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