This is an analysis of the poem The Aging Of Entitlements that begins with:

The aging of entitlements,
Has created a deep hole......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDE cbXea ABCDE XXed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000100 1010011 11101 11101 010101 110010001 11010011 101001 1001001 010001 01000100 1010011 11101 11101 010101 1010010001010 010100111 101110111 001000100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Aging Of Entitlements;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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