This is an analysis of the poem This Could Not Be Scripted that begins with:

We can not realize our expectations,
If many still choose to sit and not participate......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc Xdceb cXf XeXgceXde e ahgab hfhXaXh gagXXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,3,9,1,5,7,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111010 0101101110101 0010011 111110 01011001100 1001110100010010 101001 00010111 00101010 0101 1001010100 1011001 10111 0111110110 00010011 101100 111000101 01 111011001 00101000101 10010100010 01010100010011 0010010 001001111 11101000 11101 011101101010 01011100101010 11011001 110101000010 100100101010 101010000100 101101010 011010101111 100010101 010101 1011001 0100101101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of This Could Not Be Scripted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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