This is an analysis of the poem Scr that begins with:

There will be a uniting of states.
There will be a shakedown coming......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACDCEFCFF defgXfdcah gfcch ABACDCEFCFFXefad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,10,5,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 100001001 10001110 01010101 100010101 1101010 1010011010 1010111100000 0111 1001000101001 11 1101001 1000010101 100101 1101 0100110 110101 110011101001010 0110101010 11101001 10111110100 0110 001000111 0010010101 11001010111 101001 0001011 100001001 10001110 01010101 100010101 1101010 1010011010 1010111100000 0111 1001000101001 11 1101001 110001 001010100010011 0110111 01111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 271
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; there, be are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word there is repeated.

    The author used the same word there 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 Scr;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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