This is an analysis of the poem Plentiful Are Those With Blank Stares that begins with:

Some personas develop at a certain age.
And do not progress....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabac bdcebe Xaedbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001010101 11111 0110010 1010101 0100010100 011111110 0100010101 1010010000 01000110111 11010 010 11111 0100010100 110000111 011010 111101 110011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • 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 Plentiful Are Those With Blank Stares;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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