This is an analysis of the poem Hidden Agendas that begins with:
Perhaps I can attribute it,
To my imagination....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXb Xbcba bcbcbXc caX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,7,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01111010 0101010 11100110 10101 110110 110101 1010100010 0010110101 11111010 001001101 101 1111010010101 111110100 000101010101101 0100101010 111010 1110000100 010110101110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- 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.
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 Hidden Agendas;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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