This is an analysis of the poem Appellate Jurisdiction that begins with:

Fragments of sin are a part of me.
New brooms shall sweep clean the heart of me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa aXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110101 111110101 1111 101111101 110110101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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

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

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

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