This is an analysis of the poem Adjusting Under Spotlight that begins with:

With all the ammunition at one's disposal,
To attack....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXa aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101011010 001 1111110100 01000010110 011001010101 10100011010100 1101110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Adjusting Under Spotlight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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