This is an analysis of the poem The Sporting Of Distortions that begins with:

The sporting of distortions,
And the inappropriateness of this usage......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXabccXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100010 101000000010 1010 101001010010 01100000101 10001010111001 1100001 000101011 111100101100 1010100101 101111000111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 436
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Sporting Of Distortions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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