This is an analysis of the poem Regional Conditioning that begins with:

Scanning one from head to toe,
To deliver an incompleted assessment......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXc XXac aXad bddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 001011000010 0010 01101010 00100010011 010101101000 1101011110000 01001 1001011010011 101011010 00111 11001 010101011000100 110 1101010 00010011101 01000101100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Regional Conditioning;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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