This is an analysis of the poem Discreetly In Secret Sleaze that begins with:

Never satisfied they are,
With the dragging of themselves......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXXXabXXaabaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1010111 0010001 10001001 1 1101000100 11010010 1111 0101001 01010000 1110101 0100101 100111111 0010111 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Discreetly In Secret Sleaze;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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