This is an analysis of the poem Making Enemies And Not Friends that begins with:

A negativity expressed,
To accept it spoken or said to address......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcXa XddXeXc XfebffeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010001 00101011011 011000101000 100110001 1001 01001101 010101010001 01010101001 0100011010010 0101001 00111000111 110101010100 111011010 10010000010 11101 11010101 1111001110 110000 110100101 110010101 010101101 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, it are repeated.

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

  • summary of Making Enemies And Not Friends;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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