This is an analysis of the poem An Acquired Taste that begins with:

When people start making listening,
Prioritized as their agendas......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabXXc XcbabbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110110100 010111010 10010 1111100 0101100 001010100 010101 110 11101010101 110111 11101001010 01001 111110010101 110101011011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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

  • summary of An Acquired Taste;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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