This is an analysis of the poem Pointless Oppositions that begins with:
So happy am I and pleased to see,
Others with talents to express them publicly....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABXcdedf aXcccdXc ABedfXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 110111101 100100010100 1101010110111 01001101001101 011101011101001 110110010100001 110100100 1011001111 11011111011 011001010010 11110110001 11001100 100111100101 100010110111 01010101000111 10100100011110 110111101 100100010100 1 1001 110101101010 10111 1011010111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 321
- Average number of words per stanza: 59
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- 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, i, of are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Pointless Oppositions;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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