This is an analysis of the poem Undecided Birth that begins with:

For what it's worth,
Many of us......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCADbEB ABFEaadg gXghhaXiidee eGH ABCADbEB ABFEeGHehXaceg X ehhjedej
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,12,3,8,14,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1101 1001 1110101 111 111101 01001010 110011010001 0010100111 1101 1011001001 110110010 0111 10110101 1011111 0110101 10100111001 1 1101001100 10100101001 11 1111101101 10110101 11011000 100011001100 00100010100 011011111001 11001010101 1110010101001 1 10010001101010 001000010101 1101 1001 1110101 111 111101 11010001010 110011010001 0010100111 1101 1011001001 110110010 0111 11 10010001101010 001000010101 1010011001101 101000010101 10101011001 0110101 1001111001 0101011011 11010111010 1111110 11110010110 10010010100110 1011111010 01001 1 11010010110010 11110010 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 62
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word for at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Undecided Birth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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