This is an analysis of the poem Opposing Forces that begins with:

You should want to be,
At your best when tested....

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: AB CD EEB AB CD EEBe ffgga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,3,2,2,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100 111110 111 111010 1111 101010101 1101 11100 111110 111 111010 1111 101010101 1101 00101 1010101010 0011010 1101101 101011 110101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 71
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Opposing Forces;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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