This is an analysis of the poem Pointing Fingers To Another that begins with:

To maintain a sustained incompetence,
Left and described......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaaXaa cddcdbbc bXdccdXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010010100 1101 11001 001 011010100 1101101010 10101001001000100 0100101 0100 1100001010 010100101010010 1010100100 11010001001010 1 10101100101 001100100 001010101 11001 101 00101010000 1110111010100 1101101010101 10100010 10110100 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Pointing Fingers To Another;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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