This is an analysis of the poem Staying Safe that begins with:
Staying safe,
And away from controversy......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaaXXba cXcddcb eececbff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101 10101010 111110100 10100101 1100100101 11010101 001001000100 10100101000 011001010010 010011000101 00100001 110111001 001000110 10001011010 11010010 00101 11101010 01001011110 11011001 1000101 011010101 0011100110110
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Staying Safe;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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