This is an analysis of the poem Assigned And Commissioned that begins with:

The picture,
On a canvas painted......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCDBDD ebXfggh aXdhdbfe AbCDBDDXdabhee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,8,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 101010 01001010 11011 1010010 10010110 11000010010010 101001000010 101010 111101000011 11011 111001 00100001 0110111 110 1001010100 11010101 1001010 11010001 001011 1111101 001010010101 010 101010 01001010 11011 1010010 10010110 11000010010010 1 00100010 0011010 001011011001 1011011 001010110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Assigned And Commissioned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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