This is an analysis of the poem Being Offended that begins with:

What has become to be made acceptable,
As a part of everyday life to live? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDecX fX XXX ABCDeeccfX eX XX X eX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,3,10,2,2,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010100 1010101101 0010011101001 011010 10110101 111110111 011101101001 1111010 0101011 1101001 1111111 0101101111 11010010100 1010101101 0010011101001 011010 1010111001 001010010010 1111101 0101101 101 1011011011 101101 1101011 111011010 10111 1011100 11101 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Being Offended;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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