This is an analysis of the poem Orchestrated Escalations that begins with:

Orchestrated escalations,
Many can not ignore....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XABCD XceXd XABCDXeef ffXadcbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101000 101101 010010001000 10110 011100 11001100 0101010100 1010 0010110110 10100010010 110101000 101101 010010001000 10110 011100 11 1111 11 10 111111010 111110 10111 1011 010100001 111110100 01111010 0101010000 010010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word those 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 Orchestrated Escalations;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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