This is an analysis of the poem What About The Message? that begins with:

Some choose to abuse the messenger,
For a delivered message....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcXX dX a cccadX XXbXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,1,6,5,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010100 1001010 1010001 1010001001000 111111010 00101000101 11 111000111100 101010 1010 011101 0111001 11110100010 111 1110100 11 1 11 10110100010 01110000010110 110 11000000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of What About The Message?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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