This is an analysis of the poem Reluctance that begins with:
Pointless the doing seems to become,
For anyone today......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdbdXb XeefceXXXcdg hhhgX aX hfXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,12,5,2,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100101001 110001 00101010 01101000 1001 00010010 1101110 1001 1110101 00101011 101011110 01110100 1101110010 110110100 01000100 11010100 100011101 000101 110 101010111 110101 0111 1001001 0111011 10 11111111 1 11 11011 111 111 11101 101111101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Reluctance;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
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