This is an analysis of the poem On The P.A. System that begins with:
My child...
Listen and do not fear....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXabcdaX XEXfagb cagXbe aehifajhei eabdX hb gbfeXdXXjijE
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,6,10,5,2,12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 101111 101011 00100 11 111 110011 11010 11111 110 101011001 10010 11001101 101101 010111100 1 111101 10101 011010 0 1010101000 1 11001010 01111111 1001 01110 110101 1 01000100 11110101010 01 110 0111001 110111 11110110110 111 111100 1011011100 111 111101110 0111010 111010 111111101 1110101001 1110 011 11010101 111011101 110
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 49
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 The P.A. System;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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