This is an analysis of the poem Marketed As Good Business that begins with:

Denials cost a fortune.
A policy grasped......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab acdc ae da ddcXed cadXbccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,2,2,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 01001 11101 11 01101001100 110101 010010001010 101110 0010101 0101001 110110101 11010100111010 1010111101 10101010100 1100100101 01001001 11010110010010 10101001010 10110101 1001010010011 101001 0110010100101 0101101 1001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Marketed As Good Business;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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