This is an analysis of the poem Never Again To Use Their Stingers that begins with:

One reluctant to sting,
May choose to do so......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbacdecb Xf bX dfa gaXa ggcc gXgg edXfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,2,2,3,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 11011 0010101 11 100101110 001000 1 0111 0010111010 01001010 11110 11 11110 010 110101001 011010 10100101 100010 010101 10110 0011001 0100 111 001010 01011 0101011 0010001 01101010 10100011 110 01111 111011 01010101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Never Again To Use Their Stingers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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