This is an analysis of the poem Opposition that begins with:
I am not opposed to opposition.
In fact I keep it no secret of my welcoming it....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abccbdXeXad cX edc fX bf aaaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,2,3,2,2,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110101010 01110110011000 11111110001 101000110010101 00100101001100 1010101010100 10010010 001010101010 10010001100100 100100101010 110100100 1110 11 01010 1110110 001101011010 1001101 11110100111 111110 00110111111 111111111 11111001010 001000100010 01110100011100
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, of are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Opposition;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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