This is an analysis of the poem 'Lobbying For Change' that begins with:
I had to come to their defense.
Since it was claimed, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXca XdXcXb X dbeXebb aX XfXaafX X X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,1,7,2,7,1,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010101 1011 10110100 110 1010100 110010010100 101 010010110 1011110 01001011 0011 1000110011 0101010001 11111010 1100100101 11110110 1101 0100010 0001 100 110010 1 110010100 1011011010011000 111010100 110111001 1 11001011 1101101 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
- Average number of words per stanza: 17
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of 'Lobbying For Change';
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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