This is an analysis of the poem One Way Or The Other that begins with:
When someone over compensates,
With an opinion......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: ABCBCCDXaeX FAe FAe FAeXc GGGGGGGG ABCBCCD FAe FAe GGGGGGGGXGGGGGGGG
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,3,3,5,8,7,3,3,17,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110101 01010 10100101 1101010 1010101001 11101 01110100111 00010110111 0010001 0010111001 0010 1100110011 1010001 010 1100110011 1010001 010 1100110011 1010001 010 1 0010001011101 111010 11101010 111010 11101010 111010 11101010 11101010 111010 11110101 01010 10100101 1101010 1010101001 11101 01110100111 1100110011 1010001 010 1100110011 1010001 010 111010 11101010 111010 11101010 111010 11101010 11101010 111010 111010 11101010 111010 11101010 111010 11101010 11101010 111010
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 59
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; and, to, one are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words in, no, one are repeated.
The author used the same words there, one at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of One Way Or The Other;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of Give That Up!
- Analysis of Preferences Attached To Match Elation
- Analysis of What Is This 'Thing'
