This is an analysis of the poem Unstable And Unfit that begins with:

When people hide behind deceptions...
As if they are walls of cement....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXc dXe eXadbfe Xbacb fbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,7,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010 10111001 1101111101 11110011000 0010001011010 11101010011 1111100010 010010001 11110 10110100010000 11110111010100 111011001 011100 100 11000100110 0100110010 0101001 01011010001010 0110 100101 11001010100 11000010 100010 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as is repeated.

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

  • summary of Unstable And Unfit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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