This is an analysis of the poem What Point Is Being Made? that begins with:

Relationships begin hopefully not to end.
In confrontation....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXaaX CBBdaXABCBBd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101100101 01010 11001011011 110101 1100111011 011011 1111 001010101 001010 101000010101 0101011110 010101100101 01010 1111 001010101 001010 1010110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of What Point Is Being Made?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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