This is an analysis of the poem Through An Exit To Escape that begins with:

It comes as no surprise,
By those who get things done....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdXXadXeca XXeddb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101 111111 111001101 11010110 1100101010 1100111 001011000101 111101 101000010101 1110001 0110010010110 11001100100 1000011101011010 11110101111011 1110 01110101 11100011101 111111001110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; by, to, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of Through An Exit To Escape;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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