This is an analysis of the poem A More Reasonable Position that begins with:
Why have all the flagpoles,
Beed reduced to stand......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abc XdXda bXeeaaX XcXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,7,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111011 10101 1101101 110010010001 01111010100 0001101000 10010100100 010100 1 010100101000 1100 010100010 001010100 01010100100011010 101 1 1111 1001100001001 001100101010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A More Reasonable Position;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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