This is an analysis of the poem The Vote Of Thanks that begins with:

FOR every man who works there are
A dozen who will let him; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdcd aeXecdcd XfXfgdgd cccchdhd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011111 0101011 11010101 0101011 110100111 010101 11010101 010101 1111100001 010111 11011101 110101 11111111 110101 11010001 010101 010111001 110101 01000111 110101 01011111 011011 11011101 010101 11110101 111101 01010101 010101 01011101 1101001 01110111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 The Vote Of Thanks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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