This is an analysis of the poem Phased Out At Chapter Two that begins with:

A giving to extremes,
Overplayed to plead one's faked case......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABc dda EC bXffXgXg aXcghcABccaXEbCbha
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,2,8,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010001 10101111 1011 1010101 0010010111 101101001010 11111 111100111 10011 1101100 0111 001001001 001010010 0100101 11101 0010111 11101 1011010 011000001 111101 0111101 01111101 010001 10101111 110011 001010110101 0100100010011 11111 1111111101 111100111 001001011101 101000101 011010011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Phased Out At Chapter Two;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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