This is an analysis of the poem Defied Definition that begins with:

Who and 'what' is he trying to be?
Without our consent......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD CEDD FXGdh CEDD ABCD FXGh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011000 01101 110110 101101 111010100 11110011 01101000110 1110001 11011010 10111000 11100111 101001010 11110001 111010100 11110011 01101000110 1110001 111011000 01101 110110 101101 11011010 10111000 11100111 11100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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