This is an analysis of the poem Debates About This Can Escalate that begins with:

If the air wasn't free,
In the atmosphere as it is....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcb Xbdedb fffdcd eXad XddXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 001101 00101100 11111101 10101 0011101 1111010 0010111 1111010 1100001 1100100 10110100101 10100101101 101100 01010100 010101101 11010001 001011 111001 0100100100 11011010001 110111000011 110010100 101001 0010010100100 101001110101010 10110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of Debates About This Can Escalate;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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