This is an analysis of the poem Diminished Cash that begins with:

Do I want this?
Or is it needed? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbaabbbbbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1110 10010 1110101001 11101 011101001 001001101 11010010 1101010110 11011001 101111 110100111 0110111 110101 00100 110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 417
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, it are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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