This is an analysis of the poem Caught Up In A Display Of Pomp that begins with:

Those caught up in a display of pomp,
Are not aware of the circumstances......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXXbXbaXccb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111000101 1101001010 111101 1010101 01010010100 1110010100 1010001 01010101 11101011101 101010101001 01010101001 1100100010001 0010011000101 101001010111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 565
  • Average number of words per stanza: 93
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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.

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  • summary of Caught Up In A Display Of Pomp;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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