This is an analysis of the poem The Dispute that begins with:

Once 'mid group of native mountains
Hot dispute arose,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXabcdcefefghdheieibfjXfkjkXfXfXXkkeXecebXXkaaalihXXheXXfefbcacgdldkhehafefebebliaiXfjfXkekacXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 96,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101010 10101 10100010 10001 110001010 10001 10111101 01101 10110010 11101 10111010 10101 01101010 10101 01111011 11001 101101110 11101 10101010 10101 11101110 11101 11100110 00101 10101110 10001 11100010 10111 1011010 10101 10101010 10101 10100100 10100 10101001 10101 10100010 101100 10111010 11101 10101010 100101 0010100 10100 00101010 101001 10101010 10101 11101110 11101 101010101 111000 11111010 10001 11110010 10101 10001010 10101 10101010 00111 10110010 10101 11101010 10101 00110010 10101 10011110 11100 10111010 10001 10101010 10101 00100010 10101 10101010 00101 100010100 10001 01111010 10101 10101010 10101 01101010 10101 10101110 10101 00101010 10101 101010010 10111 10100010 10101 11110010 10101 100111010 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2666
  • Average number of words per stanza: 444
  • Amount of lines: 96
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of The Dispute;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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