This is an analysis of the poem Needing To Be Changed that begins with:
Another ghetto rambling viewed pursued,
In self indulgent observation....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcccdcXaecXfcbcgXh iicgjhXciccXccgXbcafXXhiibbbejacid
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,34,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01010100101 010101010 00111111 110101010 110111101100 1 1110101 01101001001 010001000100101 01010100100101 0010 1101 1010101 111001110 1101 1100110100 1 101 11011110 1101 11110 0101000 1011011 11011 0101110 100011000 0101100 10100010 100 00110100 111011 010100 101110101 101100100100 1111 0110110111 01010110100100 10001 101101 101110111001 110 1101101 110011 111011010010100 0011101101010 010010110101 110001 01 11010111101 010100 10101 11
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 522
- Average number of words per stanza: 89
- Amount of lines: 52
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Needing To Be Changed;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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