This is an analysis of the poem Baracked With Obamalitis that begins with:

The path ahead has been cleared,
And they can see again....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB cdeec dfc gXdfdg XXHDc CXIDBI XXHD ciXgg CXIDBIXAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,3,6,5,6,4,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101101 111101 1000111 1101001 110101 110010 1101 1011101 111010 00110111 110100101 010101 1010101 1001010 10010 1110101 100 010000 010010 1010111 01 10011 110010000 10010001 01101 10101 110101 11100 010000 010010 1010111 1101111001 011100001 110111101 01011101 1101011 10011 110010000 10010001 01101 10101 110101 0101101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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, with, to, their are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word out is repeated.

    The author used the same word baracked at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Baracked With Obamalitis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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