This is an analysis of the poem Those Most Dependable that begins with:
Those most dependable,
Are not the ones we show......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCCABCC DECF ABCC cfXe ABCC DECFXACACAc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110100 110111 010001 11010101 110100 110111 010001 11010101 111101110 11111 11110101 111011 110100 110111 010001 11010101 1101010 1110001 11000101 11110101 110100 110111 010001 11010101 111101110 11111 11110101 111011 010100 11010101 010100 11010101 010100 11011101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 34
- 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; we, them are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Those Most Dependable;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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