This is an analysis of the poem Unprepared To Sit And Listen that begins with:

Minds undisciplined to have raised children,
To become offended when this is mentioned to them......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccaccbXdXXcdXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010001110 0010101001000 011101011010 1010110110 100101110101110 1010110110101 011010110011 01101011101010 001010110010 1100101101010100 010100010111000010 1000010010100 1111011111111 111101010100100 100101001110010001 111010011010101001 1010110101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 942
  • Average number of words per stanza: 147
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Unprepared To Sit And Listen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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