This is an analysis of the poem Two Thumbs Up And No Head Bowed that begins with:

One deceived and betrayed on a daily basis,
Is not likely to forget......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcca ddebdX X fgXc X bdea XX Xfdg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,1,4,1,4,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101101010 0110001 1101010001000 101011 010001010010001000 1010101000100 1110011 01101010101 110101 010101011011 1111011100010 101011 111101101 110010010 1110011 1110010 011010110100 11101011 101011010001 1111100111111 1110011011 01001011111110 11110 001000110110101 1111111 010001101011100 1101101 111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not, my are repeated.

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

  • summary of Two Thumbs Up And No Head Bowed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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