This is an analysis of the poem A Commitment To Uselessness that begins with:

When people become too afraid,
To express their own identities......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaccdbbX debXfafcfc X gc X gdfe XXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,1,2,1,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001101 001110100 001001111 1100100010 1110111001 1011001 010010010 001001101 1010100010010 1001001001000 111011011101 110100010 101010101 101001001110 10110001001111 11110101 10100100001011011 110011011 01101001 01001100001101 11010 010 010011 111110 11010 10100101010 111010010010001 0110 1110111 110101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

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

  • summary of A Commitment To Uselessness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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