This is an analysis of the poem Others Who Expostulate Demonstrate A Stance that begins with:

Some people fix their minds on those,
Chosen to persuade....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabb XbXbXXb Acc AXdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 10001 0010001 1010101 11011000 10101 10101000 11111 0101 010100 0110001 1000101001001 011101 011101 1000101001001 111010 010101 1110101 011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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  • summary of Others Who Expostulate Demonstrate A Stance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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