This is an analysis of the poem Shell-Music that begins with:
YOU with the shell to your ear,
What do you hear,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aAbbccdeeXAAbbccdeeXAAffcXdeeXAAaaggdccX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 40,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001011 1111 1111 0011 11110110110 011110110110 01101001101 111010010110 110110010110 010010 1001011 1111 1111 1111 11110110110 010110110110 01101001101 111010010110 110110010110 010010 1001011 1111 1101 1001 11110110110 01001101011 01101001101 011111110110 110110111010 010010 1001011 1111 1111 1111 1111010011010 110010010110 11011001101 110110110110 110110110010 010010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1418
- Average number of words per stanza: 268
- Amount of lines: 40
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Shell-Music;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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