This is an analysis of the poem An Escalation Of Defense that begins with:
There seems to be one conversation,
That has no end....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabXbbccXXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 110011010 1111 0101 111010001 0100101 1101101 00100101 0111110 00010001101 0110010110 01011100011010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 360
- Average number of words per stanza: 65
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- 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 An Escalation Of Defense;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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