This is an analysis of the poem Televised that begins with:
Televised news turns
a half-used day into...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbXcddbebaXfXXXfccabece
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10111 011100 0101010 01010010 01010010 100100101 011100 1010 0101010 111010 11111 1 11101 0111 11100 10100 111111 10101100 11010 1001010 11110 1101 01111 11110
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 556
- Average number of words per stanza: 93
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 Televised;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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