This is an analysis of the poem More And More that begins with:

More and more frequently the edges
of me dissolve and I become...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddc bXefe aadX fc adXbd Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,4,2,5,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100010 01011101 010010101010 10100101 101110100 111010110 11101 1110 1011101 010101 101 010001111 01111 1111011 1111110 1010110 111110 010101 1010001 1111 10110101 100010 101101010 01110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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