This is an analysis of the poem Quick To Raise My Right Eyebrow that begins with:

I am one not often stunned,
By those who come......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abc dce fde gbgga AafX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1111101 1111 10111 111110100 01101 10011 110110111 01101100 111010101 111100 001010011 111010010110 1010101011 111011111 1111101 11111111 111011111 0100110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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, my are repeated.

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

  • summary of Quick To Raise My Right Eyebrow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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