This is an analysis of the poem Any Volunteers? that begins with:

I awakened recently,
With this thought as my reality....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccaX dXXXXdXXdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010100 001110100 111001001 00101101010 00100111 110001000100 111001011100 101101011 01111101 11111101 00101 00010111000 10 0010110010100 10101 10111100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Any Volunteers?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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