This is an analysis of the poem A Childhood Kept To Relive that begins with:

An urgency to protect those young,
Only comes when convenience begins....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cddd ceeXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110000111 101101001 101111 11011011 1001001011 11010101 1010001 11100001 10100011011 001010111 1001101110 10010000111001 100101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase adults connects the lines.

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

  • summary of A Childhood Kept To Relive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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