This is an analysis of the poem Many Fix Their Focus that begins with:

With all of the variety and choices from which to select,
One can make to appreciate or replace....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XababaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100010011001001 11100101101 111101110111 010101000110010 1001110010 011101100100 1111011010 0101111101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 396
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Many Fix Their Focus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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