This is an analysis of the poem Disturbing Disorder that begins with:

If we...
All fought together for a quality of life to like....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACADAD ABACADAD aCAEfFFFF GfgfGXhXACAEffhgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,9,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 11010101000101 11 1010100100011 00 10101101111 01 1010100110111 01 11010101000101 11 1010100100011 00 10101101111 01 1010100110111 11 10101010001001 11 11011010111001 01 111001 11101011 111001 11101011 1010010 011 1010010 011 1010010 001 01101010101001 11 10101010001001 11 11011010111001 01 0111011 101101 0010010 111001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

    The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word real at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Disturbing Disorder;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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