This is an analysis of the poem Departmental that begins with:

An ant on the tablecloth
Ran into a dormant moth...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeefffeegghhggXXhXhhiXiiXdddXijjjjXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 43,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 1000101 010101 1110101 0101001 1101001 11110101 1010101 00101001 1100111 10100111 11111001 1101001 1100101 01001011 001001001 111001 111101010 01110010 111101 0010111 1111010 1101010 11010010 00101000 11000010 01001010 11110010 11011010 11110010 011010010 0001011 1100101 01010010 11010010 0101010 10011010 1101101 101101 111101 001111001 0100110 111000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 238
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; him is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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