This is an analysis of the poem Off the Map of Love that begins with:

Everything can be explained by contextualisms.
Everyone has to give something up. Time. Space. Old clothes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXXX Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100111000 1011011011111 1001101010011001 01001011010110100 01100101010110100100 11101101111011001 111010111110101 1110100011111000101 110100110100110100 1101110110100111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Off the Map of Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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