This is an analysis of the poem On Pause that begins with:
The stronger are my wishes,
My ambitions get......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCC AXdbEAXEFA ABCCEAdEFA beaebX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,10,10,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101110 10101 101010 1001010 0101110 11101 11101110 010101 01 10110011 1101010 11 11101 11 0101110 10101 101010 1001010 01 10110011 000101010 11 11101 11 1 1101 11 0101 01 11
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 On Pause;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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