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

Exceptions...
Are dispensed all the time....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXb babXbcbbX cabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,9,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 101101 110010 10010000010 0111010001 010110 01010010 1011 101011 01001101 00010011000101 1010101010 101110010 110100101 0100101011010 1001011100 111010010 0010011011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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