This is an analysis of the poem Threat that begins with:

Is it there or not?
A credibility slips away......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaX acaccXcc daXca edbcX bdXeecX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,5,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00111 010100101 1101000100 0101 000111 010010010101 11110 011010101 10100000100 1010001011 100101000111 010111100 0110101011 11010010110 010101 0101110011 1010011 0111010001 101101 101010 01101110101 111001110 001110010010 111011001 11011010 011011100 1101011 00010011 110110111 001011100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 Threat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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