This is an analysis of the poem So Suitable Has The Outrageous Become that begins with:

Is it befitting that the ridiculous,
Now...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCDEFGHIA bafXXaibXAbCDEFGHIA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00010100100 1 00101 11001001001 111001001 00100100 001000 10101 100110 0010110100011 1011101 11001100 01001010 011010 1101001011100 11101100 101001 110011011 00010100100 1 00101 11001001001 111001001 00100100 001000 10101 100110 0010110100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of So Suitable Has The Outrageous Become;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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