This is an analysis of the poem Unattached To A Dollar Sign that begins with:

When one has before soaked,
And bathed in flattery......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEDfe aefeX XABCDEDfXeaa XX adX XX XdX XaX Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,12,2,3,2,3,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 110100 001000010 1101010 01011 1111101011 011010 1011001010 11011 01011001010 010010 01000111010 1011010010101 110 111011 110100 001000010 1101010 01011 1111101011 110 0101 0110010101010 101111 00011001 1011 1111 1110101 10100101 11 1 111111000 0101 10110 111010 111011100 0010010011001010 01011101111 11 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Unattached To A Dollar Sign;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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