This is an analysis of the poem Although It's Wrong that begins with:

Part of me feels like it's torn.
Battered and gone....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABA BCD CAEF BCD CAEF AABAe BCD BADXBAD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,3,4,5,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 1011 1111 11101010 1101 1010010 00010110100 1101 11 1111 1111001 1101 1010010 00010110100 1101 11 1111 1111001 1011101 1011 1111 11101010 10111 1101 1010010 00010110100 11 00100010 111100 11 00100010 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Although It's Wrong;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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