This is an analysis of the poem Inconvenienced And Drained that begins with:

The other day I was shocked.
I actually observed someone open a wallet....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabbccbX bXdXcabXXbdaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101111 11000011110010 010110100 1101 011101 01011010 01001 0101 101001 111100110101 01011101 01111111 000101 0101010011 110101010 11 1010001 1101001 00111011010 111100 1110111 10110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 341
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

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

  • summary of Inconvenienced And Drained;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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