This is an analysis of the poem Underselling A Delivery that begins with:

Underselling a delivery,
Whether purposely done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeeXeffage bXbbcdccah ehXgXaX XXgXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,10,7,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101000100 101001 10011 101000010 1110101 101010101 0001001101 011011000011 1110001 101101010010 01001000010100 1010010010110 1111 111010101001 0101010100 1101010001111 110000100100011 1110001 01011010 101101001001 001 111000001010100 111010001 1101100110 1101000 110 0101010010010 1 111000100 011001001 1 11 10111010 110100010001 111010001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 287
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

  • 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 Underselling A Delivery;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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