This is an analysis of the poem With A Giving Of Opinion that begins with:

Why is I take offense,
Of those sitting on a fence......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbX XXccb dbddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 101101 0110101 00100010 11100010 011011 10010101 1100111100 111110010 001011010 1110 111001 01001000110 001 10110001 101001010001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word with is repeated.

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  • summary of With A Giving Of Opinion;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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