This is an analysis of the poem Slipping Under The Radar that begins with:
What he has managed to achieve and accomplish,
To us has made no sense....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ab X cdce XXXX aefg gfbX hcih hjjX dg XbiX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,2,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 111100011010 011111 11001 01111011 100100101 111101111001 111011101111 1 0010001 1110101 1010100 1111100011010 001010011011010 11101001 00010001101 1011110101010 1100010100111 10101000 1111110001 11111 001011100101 010110100 010010001011 10111 1111011 111010 11110111 1 111101010 1 1110100 110111101 11011001011
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 Slipping Under The Radar;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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