This is an analysis of the poem The Best Solution that begins with:

Ending all acts of degrading participation,
That makes one feel underestimated......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabX bbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011001001010 1111101010 001010 010101101 1101001101 0011000110001 10101111 01101101 01001101010100 0101001001001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 The Best Solution;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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