This is an analysis of the poem Staying Power that begins with:
Being an 'absentee' anything these days,
Is easier to do and accept......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababbXbXc aXdcd cXXdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 10110010111 010001101 101001 01000010010101 1101011001001101 00010010101 101010 10101000101000101 10 11011101001 00110010 01010010010101101 10110101101 0100101010001 101 0101011010 1010100100100 11101010010000100 0111001110101001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 266
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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 Staying Power;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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