This is an analysis of the poem Before Taking The Oath Of Office that begins with:

People who refuse to listen,
Are the least to be thought......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXebdXfdc gXddXbaefchh ebgdXbcX Xi X iecXbccddchc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,8,2,1,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 101001 110 110001 10 1101 1101 01100 110 1100 11010 1101010 011001 110010001 010111 101001 00101 1010 100010011 01001 01011101 100100 110100 1100010 11101 01001001 011001 010 0101010 011101 1011 1010101 1 11101 11 111101 1001 1111 101101 0010010 10101001 110001 01010111 011101 110 0001000 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Before Taking The Oath Of Office;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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