This is an analysis of the poem Compacted To Be Compromised that begins with:

We are approaching...
The last stop....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdedfagfX fecffHGfcfbb GcGfGfHXCDCGCDCG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 011 01101101010 101 01 101010001 1010100011 101010001 01101 10101 10100010111 00111 010101 111010101 110111001 10111011 10111011 11001 1101 101001111 10110101 1010011 111111 10101001111 101 11001 101 11011 101 11011 11001 01000101 111 01000101 1101 01000101 111 01000101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, duped are repeated.

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

  • summary of Compacted To Be Compromised;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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