This is an analysis of the poem Watch This Movie that begins with:
I care about these people.
That's why I can say I like it....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AB CXDBD eebfd Agee ehhi fXg jh XjX bhbhXff bX jjX kilX jX kflei hb aXAB CXDBD
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,5,4,4,3,2,3,7,2,3,4,2,5,2,4,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101110 11111110 11010 1101001111 1010101 11011100 101011101 1011110 110000101 111110101 0001010 1010100100 1101110 101111 11011101 1110110011 010001 01010101 01000101 11 1110101 11011110011 11111011 011 1111001 100101010 11101101110011 01010 1110 1 11010 1 111110 0111010 1011 111111010 111 111111 110101 11010 1 11100101101 001101 111010100101 11 10111 1 1010110 001001 1 1 101011110101110 101111101110100 1 101 1101110 11111110 11010 1101001111 1010101 11011100 101011101
- Amount of stanzas: 17
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 62
- 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:
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, to, of, okay, have are repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word it at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Watch This Movie;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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