This is an analysis of the poem For Purposes To Present that begins with:

With words selected and meant,
For purposes to present......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXa bXbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011 1100001 101001101 11101000 1101001110111 1101111110 11001001011100 010010010101011 11010100110001 00100010011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; be, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of For Purposes To Present;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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