This is an analysis of the poem Off Limits that begins with:
I appreciate the flattery.
But the forging of my signature......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXX Xab aXXcX ddcXddXbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,5,9,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101010100 101001100 11101 1101010110 11 11011100100 1111111000 0100010000101 11010101111 1 011010000 0100010101 010111111010 111101 0110 1 010111110 111110101110 1111110100010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 19
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Off Limits;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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