This is an analysis of the poem Cardinal Ideograms that begins with:

A mouth. Can blow or breathe,
be a funnel, or Hello....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX A bX b aaX ac Xdee cX fgcXXgdf XgaXAda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,2,1,3,2,4,2,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111 0010101 011101 01010101 11 101011101 1101 111011 10110 001001 101001 1100 1001001 110100100 010110 01 01001 01010101 010101 110101 10010100100 11101010 1001011 11111 11101001 011011 010101110 010101 011101 1000101 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 68
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word a 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 Cardinal Ideograms;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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