This is an analysis of the poem The One Who Decides that begins with:

There is no fight for terrificness,
With votes to split......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAXBBC deffdd dagBHBhih XAXBBC BHBhbXggejgffbiXj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,9,6,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111000 0101 0111110 110010 11001111 01100101 1010001 110100101 10110 10110 011010 0010010010 11010001 1010101 01001001010 01101 0010010 010101 10010111 001001 0111 101111000 0101 0111110 110010 11001111 01100101 01101 0010010 010101 1111010001 1001100 10101100 1101010 0110101010 1001001001 1 010 1010 110 0010 1111 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 the is repeated.

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

  • summary of The One Who Decides;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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