This is an analysis of the poem Accusations that begins with:

A kept objective to stay effective,
And not it to neglect......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXbdXb ecafXbb fgEFgEFHD fgEFgEFHDXBgDBgD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,9,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101001010 110001 010000100100110 10111101 00101010101 0101111101 10010000101 1001010100101101 0010101110001 0111101 010001001010 10111101 011101001 1 01010101101 1100011111 101010101001 0 101010 11010101001 0 101010 11010101001 0100 1010 11010101001 0 101010 11010101001 0 101010 11010101001 0100 1010 101001111001 0 100010 101001111001 0 100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

    The poet repeated the same word respected at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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