This is an analysis of the poem Contentious And Self-Seeking that begins with:

An opposition to a movement,
Will always have its followers......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDe efgcag ABCDd XXbhfXcdhabeaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100010 01110100 0010010 110101001001 10010101000010 000101110 00100101010 1101011001 111000100 0110101101 11011000111 110100010 01110100 0010010 110101001001 0001001000010001 110101010010 001 100101101010 1001101 10101011101 0101110 01 01001 11000010101 0111101001110 100101001 1001011100 11000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Contentious And Self-Seeking;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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