This is an analysis of the poem Whether It Offends Or Not that begins with:

This is the way I feel,
About these days and times we find......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abc bdX bce bXd ccffXcgbbg AcbdddDX DChhehdC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,10,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 000111 01111111 100010011 10110001010 1010 01101 100111010 010010011011 111100100 101111101 01010101 11110001 110101001010011 10001011111 00100001 10110001011 110 110111111110010 10100100111 0100101010 11111001 01110110010001 000111 000100 110100010101 01000100 100010101 0011010110110 1000111 11110111110 1000111 111010101010 101 011101 111101110100 10010111101 10011 111010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, it, not are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, this are repeated.

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

  • summary of Whether It Offends Or Not;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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