This is an analysis of the poem To Step Aside And Express Pride that begins with:

Anyone who has ever experienced,
Having influence over someone else......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXbdd cebeXdb XXXbaff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011100100 1010010111 00101000111 00100010011101 10001001100 011100010100 00110110001 1010101111 01011010 11101000 1101010101011 01010010 0011010 1110101101 11 1110111101 0110000 1001001010 1101001 011100100111001 010101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 275
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • 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 Step Aside And Express Pride;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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