This is an analysis of the poem Those Dissenting Make No Sense that begins with:

Those dissenting make no sense.
They wish to keep things as they are....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXbaXXcab AadaXcdad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 11011111 001010 1100100 00101100 1001101 11001101 10111 001010100 00110011 1010111 110010010100 01011010 111 10110 00111 0101101010 010110100 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Those Dissenting Make No Sense;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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