This is an analysis of the poem Unsatisfied Services Rendered that begins with:

Sex today is more discussed,
Than high taxes paid....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbb accbddX bdbccXa ebfccbXX XefeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,7,8,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 11101 0010101 10010 10101 001100 10111 111011 101100010 1011101 101011 10101010001 10101001001 1101111100 1111000110 001 110001011010 11011000111 101 101010110010 11101101 1010001 1100100101 0100110111 01010101101 10101001011 101 11 111 11 1101001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Unsatisfied Services Rendered;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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