This is an analysis of the poem Aging Fence Sitters that begins with:

Aging fence sitters,
Hiding behind others......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcaddaXefgfcgXecf aXX XabXX hX aXhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,3,5,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10110 100110 1111 01100001 00100100 10100011 011001101 110110 1101100001 00100010010 10001 011101111 1111 10111111 11110101 0101100 01110010100 01110100 010101110100 11111 100101111 110100100 1 1101001 1011100101 10110 1100111101 1111010 1001110001 1111101101 10111 110010 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Aging Fence Sitters;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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