This is an analysis of the poem Offshore Assets that begins with:
If the health and welfare of the people are ignored,
As is! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcac bccdad beacfXea XXff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,8,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0011110010101 10 10010010010011 000100011101 11101110100 110101 0100010010001 1 111000001010 00100101001 10 1010001000101 0101100100101101 1100100001 00101011 01111001010110 1111 1101100101001 0101100010 11111001 11 110
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Offshore Assets;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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