This is an analysis of the poem Zero Circle that begins with:

Be helpless, dumbfounded,
Unable to say yes or no....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabc defbfXeacfdbdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100 01001111 10100101 01011 1111101110 01111010 01111110 110011 1111101010 111101010101 010111011 01001011001 1100010101 11010100 001010011 1111000100110 11001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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