This is an analysis of the poem Officially that begins with:

We...
Before greed became a possessed priority, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCDXXdabXeX faagfefh ecXggdhgefgXaBCDacdhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,8,21,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 011010010100 101010010 0001001010100 1100100101 11010 1001000111010 001011100 01010100 101001110 00111101001 1010000 1011110100001 1010011001 11101000101 1001010 0101101011101 111010001001010 1101001 10101101 1 1010100110101 0101 1100001011001 1010100101010 11101101110 10010010 1110101011101 110101001 1100101010 1010101011010001 1 011010010100 101010010 0001001010100 101 1010110100010 0010101 0101010110101 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 357
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; to is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase people connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Officially;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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