This is an analysis of the poem Representative Of Their Best Reflections that begins with:

Civilities and public petty bickerings,
Steadily exposes those most affected......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100011010100 10001011010 001010101 101101010 101101010010 11111010 10100011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 274
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Representative Of Their Best Reflections;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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