This is an analysis of the poem Meager Means Getting Leaner that begins with:
An intolerance tolerated,
With intellectualized debates....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbcdceefaeg ggbhdghXaffgX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,13,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101001010 010000001 1011001011 111 11010100 1101010001 110100010 01101001 11110010010 11101 1101 1010101 10111010 11110101 111111 110101100 01000 11100001010 10 10100011 110101011 01111000010 0001010 11010001010 1010101011
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 384
- Average number of words per stanza: 64
- Amount of lines: 25
- 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 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; i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Meager Means Getting Leaner;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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