This is an analysis of the poem Narrow, Shallow And Mundane that begins with:

Narrow, shallow and mundane.
Many have decided to resist this and split....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abb cccc Xa abbab XXdbab eBXBedB bXXB Xbbcb X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,2,5,6,7,4,5,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 101010001011 1110110100 010101 0010101 101011 0100110101 011100100 0110001001011 101010101 1010101001 0010101 00101 001000110110 10101 111010100 11000101 11 0101010101 11111100 0110010000 00 0110101001010000 00 01001101111 0010111 00 01000101100001 001010001011001 1010 00 11101100101101 01 1001010101 1110100110 110111 10001101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word is at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word it at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Narrow, Shallow And Mundane;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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