This is an analysis of the poem Quick Exits that begins with:
Of course I can be cordial.
Respectful and show tact....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabXa abcde XXedccfa ffXXeXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,8,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0111010 010111 1110011011 1010 1101 11100111001 0110101 01010 0010010 1010001 11 10011 110011101 111101010 010101100 01111010 0110 111011010 001010 101010 01010111 110110101 11101 0111010100 01001000101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; to is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Quick Exits;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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