This is an analysis of the poem Not Of Matched And Mated Souls that begins with:

Should one who speaks with malice,
Be expected to understand......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb d abdaXdcXXeb ceaXcXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,11,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 00100101 101010101 11100010101 110111101 0011110101 01011101 110101001 1010111 011100111 10110 11110 001110 010101 01100101 01111 1101100 10101 1010110111 01010010011 111011101 10110100 10000111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; with is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Not Of Matched And Mated Souls;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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