This is an analysis of the poem The Decimal Point that begins with:
When first sent to School (now the Station was Rugby)
I fancied my masters and took to the boys; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbc dXdXaXac XXXXbcbc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111011010110 11011011001 110111111110 01011011001 010110110110 11101001101 110010110110 11111101001 0101001110010 11111111011 1010011001010 010110110110 11000100111010 111010100011000 111111011010 01011101001 110010010010 11001001001 110011110110 11001010001 110011010010 01011111001 111110010010 110101101001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 376
- Average number of words per stanza: 67
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word point at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Decimal Point;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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