This is an analysis of the poem To Argue Their Point Of View that begins with:

So many living today as they choose,
Seem unable to face or see the truth......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabcaXXdddXXdbXXdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001111 1010011101 11000111101 11 0101001 110101101011 011011110 010111011 0111100010001 11 01001101001 10001111101101 1011000010 110101 01100101101 011110011110 011101 101000111010001 0101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 746
  • Average number of words per stanza: 138
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of To Argue Their Point Of View;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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