This is an analysis of the poem Suburbanites Are Frightened that begins with:

Even suburbanites are fightened,
By decisions they have made....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAab cabc ddea XAfg hhchX ihiX jjkhbk X hbffe gX Xjkeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,5,4,6,1,5,2,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001011100 1010111 1001011010 011111101 100001 11010001 00101101100 00101010101 1101101 011010101011 11101010 01100010101 1001011100 1010111 0011011 011101001 11010100 101110001 1010010101 1010111 1111011 10101010101 10101011001 11001 010010011 110 11001010 11001 01011111 010010110 11110101000 1011 111010 111001001 0111101 110110 11011111011 11111010 110110100100 111101010 1100 111101 110100110011 11111101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they is repeated.

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

  • summary of Suburbanites Are Frightened;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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