This is an analysis of the poem Immediately They Took Offense that begins with:

What happened to the beautiful home,
That once elegantly stood here? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB cdefg dccf XcXaffXX X XgaXecXX a eABd XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,4,8,1,8,1,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001001 11100011 1100101 1011001010 101001 1001100110 1100100101001 1 11011 0100010 11011 1 11011010 1010010 1010010 1010111100 1010001101 11 1100111010 1100100 1 10 0100011 110010111 1101010010101 101001001010 10100100001 11101 1101111 11001 110001001 11100011 1110 11110100010 11001100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Immediately They Took Offense;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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