This is an analysis of the poem Imposed Composure that begins with:

Late at night...
As owls watch from perches high, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXabaa acdX XdXccXeXbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1110101 11111 110111 0110 00110101 0010001 101 11101 0111111 1011010 1000111 11001011 1110110010 001 0001 10101110101 1001010111 101010 0101011110 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Imposed Composure;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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