This is an analysis of the poem Elastic Attitudes that begins with:

So much is available to learn and digest.
For those willing to make efforts, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXaXaca bXcXccbcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010001101 11100110 0100101 0101011 01010001011010 00101 1101001 11001 101101 00101000101 10011101 0100010 0110010 1100010101010 10101 10010101001 010001 00111 011101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 297
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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