This is an analysis of the poem The Expense Of A Mess Confessed that begins with:

Those who believe,
They have been chosen to lead......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcd ebXd bbeddfb aXfXbaeXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1101001 110110100 101110 010101010 110011110 1101001 0110101010 1100100 11111001 11010101 0110100001 01011011 10100010 11010100010001 1110010101 1010110001 1011101 00100101 110100111101101 00100 0101010101 001010010 0100000001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 to is repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of The Expense Of A Mess Confessed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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