This is an analysis of the poem Loss Of Opportunity To Correct that begins with:

They are seeking someone to blame,
For the deadend of their greed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba ccaa Xdebf cgeeef gfgfbg X egfcXbhh dgXahc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,6,6,1,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101 1010011 1010001100 1010011 11010101 1010111010 111100010 11000101101 10110 001011 11001010011010 001010100 001 011000101 1010111 101001 010110001 1111110 10001 0101010100 101 010101 1011111 10100000100 10001101 11101011 110 111 111 1010110 101111 110 111111 1011 11 11 1101001 1 101 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; for is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word for is repeated.

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  • summary of Loss Of Opportunity To Correct;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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