This is an analysis of the poem Walls that begins with:

With no consideration, no pity, no shame,
they have built walls around me, thick and high....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010101011011 1111011111 111111010 1110101101111 0111110111 11010011111110 11101010101 101001111100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 394
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; no, i are repeated.

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

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

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