This is an analysis of the poem Ulterior Motives that begins with:
Traps of sadness,
Are set for those unconsious....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbaXXXaacacXbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1010 1111100 10100101 010100111 10100100010 11101 0011111 1100101010100 10001110110 1010001 0110101111 110100101 00100101010110 1111101 1011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 533
- Average number of words per stanza: 85
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 Ulterior Motives;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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