This is an analysis of the poem Tilted Halos that begins with:

An esteemed sports figure,
Conducts a news conference......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc Xd cc ced bXbdcXce ebeXdbca dXcXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,2,3,8,8,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110 0101100 0010111 111111010 0101100 0110010 010101 11010001010 10010 101111 0101 11101001001 101010101100 10010101001 1100110110111 1000110101110 10110101001 0010100 11 11100101101 101000010101 0110111 10101 101100 11011010 100101110 11101 101001 110100100110 11101001 10010100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Tilted Halos;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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