This is an analysis of the poem In Places Observed that begins with:
So accustomed to sabotaging themselves,
To achieve an expected result......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXbacb aXcabac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 10100101001 001101001 00011011 111011010010 001 1011010101 10101000101 1001011010001 00101010111 10011011100000100 011010100 1 1101000010 010011001
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; with is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of In Places Observed;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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