This is an analysis of the poem On The Same Page that begins with:

Some of you have questioned the necessity,
Of this morning's meeting....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdX XXbbeaXcXdX bXcXXXcXdXaXbXcXdeadXX XXX a XXXadb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,11,22,3,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111000100 001010 1110101100 110110101010 1111101111110 011010 1 01101 111010 110 1 10 11011 1011100110100 1101 101 11010 01000101010 11 01001000101 11 01001010 11 01000100100 11 010010010110010 11 10000100 11 101001010 11 0100110010101 11 1 1111 0101100100 00111001101 1 11 1 101 101111100 1111010 1000 1011010001 110 010010 10101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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:

    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.

    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; of, we are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines questions is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of On The Same Page;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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