This is an analysis of the poem Attempts Made To Prevent Change that begins with:

A routine affixed to descriptions of stability,
Once depicted in overtures praised......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbaX cbacbd aXedXd debXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101001000100 101001011 111010010010 101010110110 11100010 01010100111000 1110 1011010001101 0100101010 010010101101001010 00101000111 10101000101 101011101 10101111001 100010100 001010111 1100110011 011101101000101 0100010110001 1101010100 0100100010 00101010 01011110101 1011100100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Attempts Made To Prevent Change;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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