This is an analysis of the poem Misplaced Values that begins with:

Misplaced values to keep them chased,
Has a way to delay expected satisfactions....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcacdcea ebdadad Xcfeaefe debedXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,7,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01100101 1010010101010 10101110 00100100001 11010111 110101010 01100100101 00101100100 11010110 001101011101 01010001 1010001001010 0010100111 100110101001 111010101110 1101101 010100011101 11101001 100101100101010 0010111101010 110111 011000010101 1001001110101 1001100110 001101101010 1000110001101 1010001 01010101101100 01111010 01101 0010101010 1011011 011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 332
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 Misplaced Values;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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