This is an analysis of the poem Which End that begins with:

To create loans to stimulate...
Sustains what? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa XXa XXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00110101 011 01010 101010101 000100101 10111 11100101 11100101 10011 1110011010 010100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

  • summary of Which End;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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