This is an analysis of the poem In Conservative Perspective! that begins with:

Ranting their madness over airwaves!
Trying to find their sensibilities......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabX caXd efaf eccXXb adX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,6,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101011 1001110100 011010100 1010100 11101011 0011101 110101 111010 10010 10101 010101 100100101 11001010 110100101 010010101011100 11101 0101111 1111111101 1010110011100 010 100100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; their 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 In Conservative Perspective!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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