This is an analysis of the poem Sub Terra that begins with:
Where shall I find you—
You, my grotesque fellows ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdeXbf fgbhiigbfhXb agbbjibXc abXbfbjeXhXaaed
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,12,9,15,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111 110110 111101 01111 111 001011010 01001110 100110101 11101 1110110 0101 1110111 110 110111 101101 11001 1001 1101010 011111 111001010 1111 111011001 1010011 11110 111111 10011 101010 11111101 1111 0011001 1111010 10111010 01011 10101 10001010 01111 00110 1001011 100 1001001 1 0101011 111010 101001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
- Average number of words per stanza: 52
- Amount of lines: 44
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; you is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word that is repeated.
The author used the same word where at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sub Terra;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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