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

Now, listen to me, folks...
Hear what I say. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabb CCDd Xbebfgdghiehejej CCDD kdXdbeaeXXaeeee CCDD XdfidedkjlllXggXCCDhd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,16,4,15,4,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011 1111 110110101 11111111 110110100 11101 1010101111 11101 1110101 1111 11101 111001 111101 111001 111110 1101011 1111010 1111 11101 11101 111101 11101 11011 111010 1111 11101 1010101111 11101 1110101 111010 111111 11110 11101 111 11101 1101 1101 1111 11101 11101 11111 11101 1101 111100111 11101 1010101111 11101 1110101 1111 111101 11101 11101 11101 11110 111001 111010 11110 11101 1111 111111 101111 111110 101111110 11101 1010101111 11101 110110 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words they, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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