This is an analysis of the poem The Increase Of Its Popularity that begins with:

The one thing about ignorance,
That is beginning to make sense......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbXa XccXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101100 10010011 0110101100 10100110010 000100100101 10001010100010 10010110110000 1010101000101110 10001001000101 110111011 011101010 0110100010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 271
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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 Increase Of Its Popularity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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