This is an analysis of the poem Shower that begins with:

From the metal poppy
this good blast of trance...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddeXfXdXbaXeXdXXgdefgc Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001010 00101 010111011101 10010111101001010 100100100100010 10111110110001 01100110100110 110010001011010 0101110101110100 010101011100100110 10011011001011001 10111111010110 1010010110100100 101011100101 11010101001100 10100110001110110 11101110101001100001 001001010100101010 001010100101010 10100111100111110 10011010101101 1010001001010010 11000100101110 100100011011 1001000011101 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 732
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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