This is an analysis of the poem Subjected To Listening that begins with:

To convey an absence of knowledge,
Of hardships and dysfunctions......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXdcd XbXecXaEdb EX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001110010 0101010 01101001 101 00100 01 10110010010 11010 101011011110 10010 11010111110 10111110100100 1101010100010 0101010011010 111 11110100100 101100011 11110011 11110100100 11111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Subjected To Listening;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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