This is an analysis of the poem Escalated Are These Events that begins with:

The events today upon us done,
Are not isolated to escape from....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabccbXd ecfa cdghfc eX ib caXgX deh X iX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,6,2,2,5,3,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 001010111 1110100010 010111 110001001 011111111 010100101 1111111 0101100101 10101101 11010100101 10100100010 00101100 110101001 1011110 01010111010 111000101 0110010 011000110 11010001 0100101 1 1 1100110010 1101010 111101000100 11 11110100111 11010 100110110 111010 100 1 0101000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • 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.

  • 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 Escalated Are These Events;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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