This is an analysis of the poem Inconsistencies Permitted that begins with:

Inconsistencies permitted,
Have remained consistent....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababa aXbcd efbbbX AcAXabcc ECEEEDF EBaEB ECEEeDF EBaEBXEFEF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,8,7,5,7,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010010 101010 1100001 10101000 1010111010 010101 00101010 1101000101010 110001010 00010110111 10101001 0110011110100 1000100101101 11101001 01000101101 101001101 101010010 0110101 101010010 1010101 11000010 11001 1101111 0100100100 1010001 01001011 1010001 10010001 11010001 111010 0010100100 1010001 1010001 1 1010001 10111101 1010001 01001011 11010001 10010001 11110001 111010 0010100100 1010001 1010001 1 1010001 10111101 1010001 111010100 1010001 111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • 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 author used the same word leaving 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 Inconsistencies Permitted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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