This is an analysis of the poem Without Benefit Of A Thaw that begins with:
I can be cold.
And can detail my reasons....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCCXDACCef cbgbXX hbXXfX ABCCXDACC gXafXeafdXfghgXfb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,6,6,9,17,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101 1101110 1111001 11101 101001000 011011 101101 1101 10110101 01011 10100101 11100011 1111110 1101000101 10100101 11 1110010010 110 11011101 10101010 01 11111 110111 1101 1101110 1111001 11101 101001000 011011 101101 1101 10110101 1111101 010011 11011111 11010010 11111 10111101 011 101010 10010 01100001 1110111 10111 110 111101 11011 01010 1101000110
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 49
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; can, i, you are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The author used the same word i 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 Without Benefit Of A Thaw;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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