This is an analysis of the poem Inexcusable that begins with:

When someone has lost credibility,
At the high price paid......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba ccca dcXd eXfX ggfdcX ebcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,6,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110100 10111 1000101 0010011 0011000111101 01111 0110101 11010101 1101101011 010011110 011110 10001111 0011 10101010 110011 1110100110101 1101 10111101 111101011010 1010111 11101 1100100 1111011111001 111111010 1101011101 111010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Inexcusable;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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