This is an analysis of the poem Class Factors that begins with:

Class factors kept intact,
Satisfies a doing of benefactors....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABAACDE ABABAACDE FFAFDAGADBH FFAFDAGADBH FHAH ABABAACDE FHAHXFFAFDAGAaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,11,11,4,9,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 10101001010 110101 01010101010 110101 1101101 1010 1101 100101 110101 10101001010 110101 01010101010 110101 1101101 1010 1101 100101 11010010 01011111 1101001 01011111 1111010 101001 01101010 10100101 101101 101111 111101101 11010010 01011111 1101001 01011111 1111010 101001 01101010 10100101 101101 101111 111101101 110111 0111101101 110111 0111101101 110101 10101001010 110101 01010101010 110101 1101101 1010 1101 100101 110111 0111101101 110111 0111101101 11010010 01011111 1101001 01011111 1111010 101001 01101010 10100101 0101110101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 67
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; they, or are repeated.

    The author used the same words class, when at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same words belong, deny 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 Class Factors;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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