This is an analysis of the poem What They 'see'...Is Ez that begins with:

Some folks are just not cut out...
To do what they perceive, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abb cddXXXX eaX fXfa fggccaXg dchhdXfiejiXXi fijjffjc Xicj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,3,4,8,14,8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 011101 001101101 1110110100 110111 00111010101 111100 01101 1110 1 111010101 01110010 111110011011 1111010 1010 110 11011 1011010 1101 11110 011010 10111001101 1101001010 10001 1100100101 100001 1010111010 010 110 1100101 1011010 1111 0100110101 001101001 111 11010101 01110 101 10010101 101101 11101 010011010 01111 1110001 11111 110100101 100101 101111 100100101 101001 0010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • 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 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; to, it are repeated.

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

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

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

  • summary of What They 'see'...Is Ez;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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