This is an analysis of the poem Based Upon Appearances that begins with:

Taught to shy away from those,
Amongst themselves most qualified......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXadad edbfXadccecaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010101 01011101 11001101 11110110001 10011 1010001001 01110101 011010011 1111010 010110111 10110100 110010001101 1111110010 01 111011101 01011010 11100100 010100010100100 10101010100 0011111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; their, them are repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Based Upon Appearances;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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