This is an analysis of the poem Platforms Debated that begins with:

Every one of their platforms debated,
Are today outdated....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXX bcbXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111010 101110 10111001 111010 0010110101001 10110 100011 1001101 101011011 001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 Platforms Debated;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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