This is an analysis of the poem Uninvited Or Solicited that begins with:

People who make decisions to go overboard,
At someone else's expense......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaccXXXad XaXbbddad X adX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,9,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101001101 1111001 111010 011101000101 01010111010 01111010 10100010101111 110001011111 101010100011 11111010101 101100100111 11 1110110101 1011011 1010001001111 01010100100110 10100010 1101010 101010 1101001000001 1011011 1110 10100 1011110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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 Uninvited Or Solicited;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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