This is an analysis of the poem Confrontations that begins with:

Not into confrontations.
Especially with those...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABcdXXae AcedccX AABffcceeXcaa AafcefcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,13,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010 010001 0101110001 010101010100 001010 1010 110110 10101001 010011 1001010 11000011 110101 10011110010 110101010011 110111001101 1101011111 1001010 010001 0101110001 110101 1111100101 110100111 001010100 10101010 1111001 0101010100010 01101 1001101010 01011111 1001010 1101010 11010010 0100001100 11001 111010111001 110001110 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 293
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 author used the same word not at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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