This is an analysis of the poem Insignificant that begins with:
Whether they were told what to believe...
Or made to conceive it or not! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABXXcXbdefe bdfABebbcXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101011001 11001011 101010111 01 01101 111111 11001 011010 0101101 1010001 0110011 1001011001 1110010 001001 101011001 11001011 011001010 10100 1010001 01100 11011 1010101010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 327
- Average number of words per stanza: 57
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Insignificant;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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