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

The gates clanged and they walked you into jail
More tense than felons but relieved to find ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcbbac bdXbbeXe aXbabbeb daXafaef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01101111001 1111010101 0011110111 01001010101 0101000101 010100100111 01010010101 0111001111 0101010101 01010101001 10001011100 01101010101 0010110001 011100101 110010100011 1111010101 1111000111 00010010001 0111011101 1011010101 0110000111 01000110101 01010100110 10110100011 11011100011 01010010001 1101010011 0100011111 1111101011 1100011101 0100111100 1111000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 345
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 The Conscientious Objector;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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