This is an analysis of the poem Dividends Expected that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXde fefeXbc Xad beXaef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,3,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000110101010011 1011010101 11111010 10001000110 111111000 01111101010 1101011010101 11101011010101 11010101101010 11111110100001 111110101010 110111010 110010110101 01101001101001010 1 10101101001010 110101 1 111 1101001 111100011 101010010110 010101011010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Dividends Expected;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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