This is an analysis of the poem Quickly Assessed To Suspect that begins with:

If one's intelligence was a defense used against,
The strangle hold of an increasing ignorance......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbbba cbbd cac XXeeX Xa XX Xd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,3,5,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101001001101 010101010100 1010101000100 01001000101 111001010001 001 101010110010100 0100011101010 110000111 01011011000011 010100110110100 1100010001101 110011001001 101001010001101 111101111 0100011 00101010 11101101010 10011011011 11101 100010000 1 0111 11001111 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of Quickly Assessed To Suspect;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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