This is an analysis of the poem Talk Radio that begins with:
I listen to these folks on talk radio,
Expressing their opinions of those of notoriety....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaX bbb XaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 11001111101 010101001010100 10110111110100001 11101110010101 1001011101001 01000100100011001 101010100 0101110100 11010001101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 9
- Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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 Talk Radio;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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