This is an analysis of the poem Increasingly Becoming Outdated that begins with:

Anyone today,
With their eyes closed to the 'doings'....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXbabXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10001 0111001 1010011111 10101001001 001101000000011 11010100100100100 110001000010 001011100 00100011100 0100010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 416
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Increasingly Becoming Outdated;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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