This is an analysis of the poem How Was He Able To Escape? that begins with:

Inspite of those in opposition meeting in secret,
Seeking to find ways to defeat with deceit......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbX cdXeXa ddd fbX geaegffX XhbXiX g XdXX hXd X ffbf cgghidX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,3,3,8,6,1,4,3,1,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101010010 10011001001 110110010010 0010010101101010 0101001010101001 10010001000 101011111 010100011 101101011 110010111 10100100101 11010000100111 01010101001 110101111011 0010101001010001011 1110100100 01101 1111000100101 1111 1011 010100010001111 001 01110111 11101001000101 10010001 1111001011101 1 1101001 111 01101110 01101 101000 11101111 1 111101001110 100111101010 0101101011 1 001011111101100 111010011101 1100101 1111 111001 111010 11010101 11 001011 11011 1001001 01001010111 1010111101 11101101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, would are repeated.

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

  • summary of How Was He Able To Escape?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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