This is an analysis of the poem Proactive Tactics that begins with:

Our proactive tactics,
Could be made more fantastic....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDE eefcf ecgecX ABCDE Xaefegc hcgeh ABCDEXeh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,5,7,5,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 1011010 0110010 01011 001 01001 001001 1010101 10011001010 0011010111 101110010 1010010101010 01011000101 001011 10010100 010100010111 111010 1011010 0110010 01011 001 0100100010111 0100100 11010001011 011010 010111 001000010 110100 0100100 101001 101001010 01100010 11100100100110100 111010 1011010 0110010 01011 001 001101010 11100100110010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

  • summary of Proactive Tactics;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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