This is an analysis of the poem Prepared To Deliver And Teach that begins with:

Speeches, sermons, lectures...
Are prepared to deliver and teach....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbccaadXXeaefb degggfX Xda X f XX X XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,7,3,1,1,2,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 101001011 110 01101011000 01010100 110110 10110 010111010 0110001 01001010 100010001 10110101 111011 00100010 010 10100 11100111 01001010 1001001010 00101011010 111110 111010100111 1 111 1101 10101 1 1 01 11 111010 11100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Prepared To Deliver And Teach;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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