This is an analysis of the poem For What It's Worth that begins with:

There will always be those,
Finding others to accuse......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcabc XX Xc XaX Xddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,2,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 1010001 1111010100 1100110010 100101 01101001001 0011110100 0010001 11111 101110110 11011001011 10101011001 1 1111010 11001101 11101 11101 011111 1011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • 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.

  • 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 For What It's Worth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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