This is an analysis of the poem Permitted To Become Ugly that begins with:

If the doing of it has with a consciousness,
Been done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaacdac efedcggah X hid X fgbbg X jchjigg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,1,3,1,5,1,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 001000100100 01 01101010011 1101001010 101010100010 11010100100001 1010010011001 1001010 11100100011 101001110101 11100100 01101010011 000101111101 101011010010001 110010101010100 1110011 101100011101 0110110010111 11011100110011 101101010100100 11001000110 110100010110010 1010001001 011010 001011101 010100101 1101100111 10100101110 1111010110111 110110101 11011101 110101010011 0101111 010101101100 100110010001 11101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, it are repeated.

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

  • summary of Permitted To Become Ugly;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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