This is an analysis of the poem As The Caretakers Of 'Your' Interests that begins with:

Ladies and gentlemen...
It has come to our attention, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcd XefbXedecd ggdchddd fhfaXgc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,10,8,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100 01101010 1001110110 1101111 110101000 110 110011 1011001100 1110 1 111010011 01011011011 11011110011 000100 11011101 1 101 11110101010 1 1110 101010 01011010010 110111010 1011010 101101000010 01010 101 0110101010101 101 10010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

  • summary of As The Caretakers Of 'Your' Interests;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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