This is an analysis of the poem Flesh Finds A Form Of Address that begins with:

Gathering flowers for another garland,
Anorexic Andal flaunts ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX cacX Xdeb eXaaaXdbXbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010101010 1010101 01001100 1010110 0011101 1010101 01010 0100010 10010011 101000010 101010101 01111011 00100101 11011 1110101 1101101 1110110 0101011 11000111 01111111 1110101 11010010 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, he are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Flesh Finds A Form Of Address;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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