This is an analysis of the poem Outrageous Demands that begins with:

It continues to amaze,
How those voices that raise....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbac XaaXdacX cbXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010001 111011 101001 1100101 0100100 11110110 01000 110111 01001 110101110010 10110 11001010110 101001000101 010110 10100111010101 0100 1101001000 1101001110 1110011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Outrageous Demands;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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