This is an analysis of the poem Who Eventually Pays For This? that begins with:

If it was that simple...
Why the need, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab Xb ccd dccX XdX XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,3,4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001110 101 10101010 11101 01010 101000110 11101 11100101 101111001 11100001010110011 1101011100100 11110010110011001 11 111001 111110111100 1110 0010011 100101 11110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines waste is repeated).

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

  • summary of Who Eventually Pays For This?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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