This is an analysis of the poem The Potential For Disaster that begins with:

A focus is always microscoped,
On that which goes wrong....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XXXb Xcbac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100111000 11111 000101010 1010010010 100101010 0101010 110011101 001011100101 10101110 001100101 10010100101010 10101110101010 01100111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Potential For Disaster;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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