This is an analysis of the poem Idealistically Detached that begins with:

Holding those accountable,
For public speeches made......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbcdac ebfXfXd ghggXdada heX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,9,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010100 110101 1000000101 101000111 111011 100011010100 1000 0 001001010 1101010 10 111000100100 111111100 11011 11010110 11 11 11 1101011 0101100 11110 0010011 01111100101 01110010011 110101 11000100100 11100011001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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

  • summary of Idealistically Detached;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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