This is an analysis of the poem The Consideration Of A Non-Action Taken that begins with:

Affirming the consideration of a non-action taken,
Would be more productive for those who fence sit......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbcXX dXadaXe XXcceaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100010100011010 10101011111 101011010101 010000101001001 11011011000010 1101100101101 0110100011100 1010101101011 1011001011100010 010111101110 100111111 0111010001010 101111 1001110011111001 10111010001 100100110110 111010100 010010111101 10101010 1100100101011010 11101110100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 347
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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.

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

  • summary of The Consideration Of A Non-Action Taken;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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