This is an analysis of the poem Who's Side Is He On? that begins with:
They are doing the best they can,
To blame him for their slide......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcadceb bXfeXXdX aeafeXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11100111 011111 000100 10111001 01101110001 101000100 01010 010101 1100101111 010001 110110 11001 101010101001 101011 00111001 01101000100 11011 11011010 110110011 1101110 11010111 1100100111000 1110100101001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 23
- 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 three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Who's Side Is He On?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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