This is an analysis of the poem Poses Taken To Take Them No Where that begins with:

It's easy to sit back,
And say who needs direction....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXb acdXeXcdc affXgab abaeXgaff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,7,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011 1111010 1011010011 10111010101 110010 011101001 11101110010 0110101010 10110011 110010101001011 1111010 010 11010 01101110 01010100 01110100010 0100010 01101000101 1101111 101100001010 01100111 0010101 1110111110 010010001101001 110 111001010 1000 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

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

  • summary of Poses Taken To Take Them No Where;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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