This is an analysis of the poem The Only Power We Have that begins with:
Once the insanity stops,
From shocking....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXbXXbacc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001001 010 10110100011 0010101 010111 11010110101 1101100 101011010 0110101011 00010 10111 11101 010111010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 379
- Average number of words per stanza: 73
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Only Power We Have;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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