This is an analysis of the poem What Would Be The Purpose that begins with:

Taking it to falsify someone's character,
Eventually results in the discrediting......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXa bcabdXcX cXXea bbed X X X Xf fX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,5,4,1,1,1,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010111100 0100001000100 0010100110 110001011001 010100010010101 11011010100 10101001101101100010 110100101 1101010 111010 111000111111 10110111010111 10111001001101001 1100101010010100 1100101011011 101110110101001 11001000111110101 110010010010 01 000111001 1111111 11111 111101 1 11011110101000 11010101000 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Would Be The Purpose;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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