This is an analysis of the poem Women's Rights that begins with:

You cannot rob us of the rights we cherish,
Nor turn our thoughts away... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcXc baba dbdb Xeee Xfef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011001110 111101 0011000100100 1101 11010101010 010111 00111111010 0101 10010101010 011101 110010100111 0111 110111010010 110101 11010101010 0101 11110101010 110101 01000101011 0100 01010101010 111111 01110111111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Women's Rights;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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