This is an analysis of the poem Solicited With Other Voices that begins with:

Those able and capable of making decisions,
Are already prepared to be blamed for them....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacdccXd XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101100010010 10100100110 1111010 01101010110 111010100 00110101101 011010001 0100010101 111101101101 11001011100 001011001100001 11101000100110 010001010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 275
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Solicited With Other Voices;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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