This is an analysis of the poem Momentary Contact With This Slight Inconvenience that begins with:

With trillions of dollars in debt.
There are still some people, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcdeffghadhcXXe aXX XgXdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,3,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001001 111110 1110 010101001010 0101 00101101 0110010100 1111010 1101001001 01010 00101011 0111001001 00101 110 010001100110000 010011001010 1110011011001010 11110110001 110100110100 111001000100 1 1111 1110110010 1111111101 1011101 01010100111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 298
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; as is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word with is repeated.

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

  • summary of Momentary Contact With This Slight Inconvenience;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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