This is an analysis of the poem Looking Dumbfounded that begins with:
Wouldn't it be great,
If those who participated......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbaX X acbbdd dX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,1,6,2,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 10001 01101010 00010010 10101101010 1010 0010001010 11011110101101 01001010100 110010011100 10100 100101010100101 100101010100001 010001101101 11 111111110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 Looking Dumbfounded;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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