This is an analysis of the poem Doubters that begins with:

It is the level of expectation,
One must achieve......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbcdcd eddaXaeab eXcdcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001001010 1101 01101 01111001 0111010 01 0101101 010101011 1010111 1 01 01101 01 001101 010 010010 011010001 11010100010 101101111 10001 1101010001 0101100101010 101011010001 010010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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