This is an analysis of the poem To Pick A Fight that begins with:

No matter how fresh,
Something new introduced......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaaXX bXXaXacbaX cd X eXa X adX XXea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,2,1,3,1,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 101101 1010001 1001011011 0010101001 111001001010 100110101 011100011 11010110 1010101 010111 01010101 0101001 11110 01110101 101 01101011101 01101 101101011011 1 101101 10110001 1011 110010 00101001 11010 100 1 111101101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

  • summary of To Pick A Fight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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