This is an analysis of the poem Not From Out Of Town that begins with:

Too determined to get upset by critique,
During the days where shadows loom......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaaaab XXXbXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100101101 10011111 0101010010 010101 1101010101 11010101 11111 1011010 1000101110 1 10010101010 11 1110101 1100 010010101 111010100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of Not From Out Of Town;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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