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

No use, no use, now, begging Recognize!
There is nothing to do with such a beautiful blank but smooth it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aba cXd dea ebX Xee dXa ffe XagXccg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110101 1010010101001110 1111 01011 0111 1101010 100101100110 110 1100 1001 1010100 10010 1011010110101 110011 1001110 1001010 11101010100 101110101 0101 1100110001 1110 011101 1111010111 011111 110101 11011 11101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; travel is repeated.

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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