This is an analysis of the poem Random Acts Of Silence that begins with:

Random acts of silence,
Has fed the increase of crime....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdbeeff caddfdXecc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 1100101 1101010 001010 10101101 1101 011000101 1001111 101010110101 0010101 10101010 11010110 1110011 11010101 01110 1001101 0010010101 110010 1010001001 10101101101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 319
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; of, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word random at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Random Acts Of Silence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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