This is an analysis of the poem Delivered To A Place That Dispenses Wings that begins with:

Let's not carry on our backs,
Accepted agonies anticipated....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCDEB aceffc gc ABCCDEB Xfa fgXac agXaa XggggXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,2,7,3,5,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1110111 01010001010 1110101 010100 101001 011001 1010 11100101 101011 0010000 1101101 110100010 010101010100 10010010 001001 1110111 01010001010 1110101 010100 101001 011001 1010 1 111 10011 11101011 011010 11101110 110010001 10101 10011 1001010001010 110101 0100100010 011001 1010010101 010111001010 0101 0111001 111011010 1110100010010 1010001101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

  • summary of Delivered To A Place That Dispenses Wings;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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