This is an analysis of the poem The Pursuit Of Social Invitations that begins with:

Now more are convinced,
A sitting on the fence......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaa baXc cXaX XXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 010101 1101 1100 1100001001 1100 11101110 110010101100 110 111110 110001101 0101000 01001110101 00011 10100010 10010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Pursuit Of Social Invitations;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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