This is an analysis of the poem Proven Not To Be Beneficial that begins with:

It has already proven not to be,
Beneficial or cost effective......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010100 101011010 011011101 110010 01001010010 1100010010 101011010010 1001000111 1110100101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 333
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Proven Not To Be Beneficial;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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