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

Dear Reader,
I agree to turn my skin inside out,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdecaffXaXcacXacdcefghiihaXhagccXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 39,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 1010111011 000110011010 0101111 0100111 1001100 1110100 11011001010 1011000010 111111 0001101 11111 1010 000010010 1100011 11010 1010010001 1010100 11110 01101010 010010101 0101100 11110101110 111001111 110101101 001010011 01001111010 1110111 110111 1010110 110110 1111111 101110 11001101 100010 01101001 1010010 10010110 011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 211
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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