This is an analysis of the poem Global Policy that begins with:

There are those who are quick,
To strike poses....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaababbXb caXadacce XcXebb eabbXb cXadccXae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,6,6,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 0110 1011110 11001 100111 1111 100011 10001 11111 1 11110101 1101010 0001110 101 01001000111 11110001 11011 110 1011101101 111111101001 11011010010 1100100011010 11110110010 01 11010011111 011110101 10001110101 110100001001011001 00111100 10101010101001 010001 1010 101010 0101001 0011001 11 1001000110100 0101010 01110100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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