This is an analysis of the poem Expected Opposition that begins with:
Those who naysay the strides made by others,
To ignore or dismiss their deeds as being worthless....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababaXbccXbX X aX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,1,2,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1110011110 0011011111010 001010001000110111 01010011110011 1101001101 010011101001 01010101000100 101000110010001 11110101010 1110101111110 01101011010 0101001010101 1011101010101 11011 1010101011111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
- Average number of words per stanza: 42
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 49 (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; to is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Expected Opposition;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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