This is an analysis of the poem Questions They Have Begun To Ask that begins with:

Those today seeking to find answers,
For questions they have begun to ask......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbac bdebd faefbb AaeaeX eX gedeh XXX gXhX XXddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,6,2,5,3,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100110 110111001 1011111100 1101011 0100101101 1010001010 0101110011 0101110101 111110101 0101101000101 01000101010010 1110010011010 1010010 0100010010100010 1100110111 0010100001010101 101100110 100101110 11001 110101010 110101001 010100001011010 1110001 1010110 1 11010111010 10111011 1 01001111011 10011110010 110 1101000 1 010 010001 0101100111 11 1 01 11111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; to, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

  • summary of Questions They Have Begun To Ask;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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