This is an analysis of the poem More Than Slightly Bent that begins with:
If I did what was expected,
You would find reason to neglect me....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXbacdba ccefaebX ad XfdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,2,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01011010 111100011 11101011110 11011 1111 1011010100 100110101110 11010111010 111111010 110 11101111101000 11111101011010 11101101 1101111010 110 1110 11111011 1111 1111110 1101 1101011010001 1100101001011100 110111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of More Than Slightly Bent;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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