This is an analysis of the poem Whispers Heard that begins with:

The weird one,
Out....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCDE dXddd AbdXddX AbXeXXXbXXAbCDEdde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 1 1011 00111 10100010 10001101 11 1 101 101010101 011 1 11001 11001000 111010 1 00100 011 1 10011 00110010 10101 1101100 0010010101 1001001000101 0101011011100 011 1 1011 00111 10100010 10011010 10101 00100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Whispers Heard;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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