This is an analysis of the poem Reservations Confirmed that begins with:

The ticket settles on my desk: a paper tongue
pronouncing "Go away;" a flattened seed ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXa bbc Xdc Xde fba Xfe XXa gdd gdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010101110101 010101000101 010101110111 01010001000 0111000100 0100010010010 1000100001001 01101101 00110001110 01010110011010 011110110010 101010011110 101010111 011011111 1001100100 011101110110 11101011 11110110101 11101001100 101010101 101100100101 101101110110 1101110101 01110111101 101010101 10001010111 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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