This is an analysis of the poem In Shallow Steps Kept that begins with:

Contributions made to avert disaster...
Had some chuckling, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabXcXcbdXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10101001010 1110 1100101010010 11110111 1011 01011011010 1010011 111001001001 10110101011 1101 0010110 11111 011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 451
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

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

  • summary of In Shallow Steps Kept;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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