This is an analysis of the poem Offended And Upset that begins with:
People have become too complacent.
With a caring not to listen....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abccdXeX befXX eaaf cdXeXc XXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,4,6,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101011010 00101010 101010101 010011101 11001010010 10100101000 11000100 111111 00111 0010010010100 0101101010 111110010 010100 111 10010101 01101 11000111010 0100111010 01010100100 1001010100100 11100101 101001101 1010001 11100100111 1101101 100000
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; their, we are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Offended And Upset;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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