This is an analysis of the poem More Numbed Than Stunned that begins with:

What's done becomes more offensive,
When the intention does not receive......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaX bbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011010 100101101 0010010 111110010 1011111 10101001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of More Numbed Than Stunned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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