This is an analysis of the poem Something To Rely Upon (Community Service) that begins with:

Many refuse to believe,
Someone else has taken the time......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXabcdd edfffXXecXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1001001 11111001 0010100 1101001 1001100 11000101 1011010001 101101 1100101001 1111101 1100111111 011110 00101001 01001101100 10010101010 111100111 1100001 111110010010 10100100 00100010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 344
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Something To Rely Upon (Community Service);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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