This is an analysis of the poem Potty Trained By Patient Strangers that begins with:

Is there an awakening stage,
Upon which children undisciplined......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacXda cdebaebb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01101001 011100100 0101001010 1100010001 010001010101001 11010011000011 1100010010 0101011001 00100011010 110110100 010010010110 101101111010 11100101 11010 111110 11111001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 313
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; have is repeated.

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

  • summary of Potty Trained By Patient Strangers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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