This is an analysis of the poem Predictably Pretensed that begins with:
And here we are,
Making demands......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abc aXbdb efdddXXX cdXfeXXcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,8,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 1001 101010101 111 1010100101 01011 1111 000011010010 110111111 100111010 11010010110101 11 101011010 1111101011 110100100 111000 111 10 10011110 110110010001 1001 1 10111011 11110101 011
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, you are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Predictably Pretensed;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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