This is an analysis of the poem An Exit That Is Not Mistaken that begins with:

When I am sincere with a giving of a compliment,
I do not patronize......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbX bcaXXXcbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11101001000100 111101 0010011100 1110100110 1011101 011101 0010011 11101010 1101011 101000010 101010010010 1110101010 11111111 11001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of An Exit That Is Not Mistaken;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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