This is an analysis of the poem Unfamiliar Sacrifices that begins with:
The naysayers are always there,
Giving their opinion on what they would do......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AbX BBc cdX XXa AbBBadeceX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,10,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01101111 10101011111 11010010110 111000111 1101 11101101 010101011001 01011 10000101101101 01010100111010 010100101110 101111011 01101111 10101011111 111000111 1101 1010011 111010110 11011101010111 101111 1010101010001001101 01
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; they is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.
The author used the same word the 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 Unfamiliar Sacrifices;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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