This is an analysis of the poem The Main Issue that begins with:

The main issue,
Is not the continuing of injustices....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAcdeefgbbh XXefbbcigbdgbXcXe gjbihjeX jg egccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,17,8,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110 010010000100 0110 10101 101000 1101010 010101010 0010 110101000 1010010001101 10101010 100101100100 100101 0100010001001 1011010010001 001101010 00101101010 101000010010 100001010100101 1010010111 0010110011 100100111011 1101010 0100110101010 110110100 0111011010001 010010101011 110100101101 101011010010010 111101011001 101001001101 110110100 010010011101 101000100 101 111010001001101 010101010011000 1101001110101 0111100101 1010101111 1101010 11110101000010 10011111 101111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 339
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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, of, have, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Main Issue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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