This is an analysis of the poem What Is Maintained that begins with:
Doesn't it seem as if those most delusional,
Are those in public protesting their rights....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXba cbddca Xca
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 100110110100 1101001011 101011010 10110 101001010100 11110101010 11111001001 101101001110 111011 101111101 1100101111 110 1001111110 010101001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; their is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of What Is Maintained;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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