This is an analysis of the poem There Are Those Who Are The Exception that begins with:

Do you honestly believe,
That saying things derogatory...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabca dda aeaXbf AE dgaa XhhbfeXAEacgf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,6,2,4,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001 110101010 01100 0100001 0010100 10010110010 1110111 110101 001010001 1101111 101000010 1 110 01 11010100 110 0100101000010 1110101 0011101 01011111 111110011001 01010110 01100 101010111 1110 1001000101 110111 110 0100101000010 1111110010 11100100010 1111 1011101011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • 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:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

  • summary of There Are Those Who Are The Exception;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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