This is an analysis of the poem Making This A Rule Communicated that begins with:

There are times when it does pay,
To be of a different kind of mind....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba aaXa cdEaBfDXcdEaBfDaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011 0000100101 01100101 10101001101 10111000 110100010 01010010101010 101011101 1011010101 1 1011010011111 1 101010101001 0 01000101 11111010101 1 1011010011111 1 101010101001 0 01000101 1 1000101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Making This A Rule Communicated;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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