This is an analysis of the poem Ammuned To Being Appalled that begins with:

Is there a cultural and racial divide,
That has been as wide, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcX X d XccceXfX cc fXX a aacecdbdX X dXefX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,1,8,2,3,1,9,1,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010011001 11011 110110010 0011010 1100001 1101011011 101100 1 11010010101 0011101 1011100 11 1011110 0100100010 101100111 11101001 1111 111 100 10101011010 1101010 1110001001 1001101 1101110100 11101010100111 110101110 1100111 110111111 0110101111110 1111001011101 1 11111 1 11 11111110100 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Ammuned To Being Appalled;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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