This is an analysis of the poem The Middle Class that begins with:
Between dire straits and meager existence,
There are those who insist......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABAbb bXXab ABAcc ABAXdX caeedd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01101110010 111101 11010101 11001110111 11101001 01001001110 1010001010100100 11101110110 11110111 11010101101 01101110010 111101 11010101 1111101101001 010101110110101 01101110010 111101 11010101 11010100010001 11110101111 110111 01 1100001110110 11101001111 1011101101 1011110011101 1111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; they is repeated.
The author used the same word between 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 Middle Class;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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