LINES & STANZAS
Total stanzas in the poem 'I am bothered'.
Three
How old was the speaker
thirteen
An ancient form of Japanese poetry which consists of three lines; the first and third lines have five syllables, whereas the second has seven.
Haiku
Stanza three line three
'Not least that time in the chemistry lab'
Using logic and reason to think
Rational
Total lines in the second stanza
Four
The author of the poem
Simon Armitage
A popular style of modern poetry and gives a fair amount of freedom when it comes to writing a poem like this. It can rhyme or not, it can have as many lines or stanzas as the poet wants, and it can be about anything you like!
Free Verse
Stanza three line two
'that was just my butterfingered way, at thirteen'
The line does not stop at the end but runs into the next one.
Enjambment
Total lines in the third stanza
Three
Example of Alliteration
'bunsen burner'
A type of poetry that spells out a name, word, phrase or message with the first letter of each line of the poem.
Acrostic
Stanza two line three
'then couldn't shake off the two burning rings. Marked'
Not using logic or reason to think.
Irrational
The longest stanza in the poem 'I am bothered'
Stanza 1
The word from the poem that rhymes with skin
'in'
Derived from the Greek word ‘aeidein’ which means ‘to sing or chant’, and these poems were originally performed with a musical instrument.
Ode
Stanza One line Four
'when I held a pair of scissors by the blades'
When a sound inside a word is repeated (Vowel sounds)
Assonance
Total lines in the poem 'I am bothered'
Fourteen
he point of view of the speaker in the poem
first person
Derived from the Italian word ‘sonnetto’ which means ‘little song’. Traditionally, these poems are made up of 14 lines and usually deal with love.
Sonnet
Stanza one line seven
'then called your name, and handed them over'
When the first sound of more than one word is repeated.
Alliteration