This is an analysis of the poem Escalation Of A Consent Given that begins with:

Preventing an escalation of a consent given,
Of a quality of life relentlessly indecent......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabcaccXbcXdd daXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011010000110 00100010100010 10100100101 01100100010 1 111101011 001101 10101001011 001111001111 1011010101 10110100101010 01100100101 10011010011 00101011010101011 110001110101 110110101 01001010 1111101110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 392
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; of, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Escalation Of A Consent Given;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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