This is an analysis of the poem Offended By Substance that begins with:
There are more people today,
Offended by substance to berate it....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabbcacaacX XbXdXbXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111001 0101100010 1101101 1010011001010 0001110010 001001101 1110010101 110000101001 101000 0010111010 101101010100 11111 1010010 1111101 1 11111 10101010 1111101 1
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
- Average number of words per stanza: 48
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 Offended By Substance;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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