This is an analysis of the poem Branded And Tied Up! that begins with:

It has been made extremely easy,
To become part of a herd....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABbC bbbc XdbeXXd CfXfX bbgbbXg bChbChhbCbXCgg bCAEbCIEiC bCAEbCIEiCXABbCIEbCiC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,5,7,14,10,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101010 0011001 10 111 1010001 00101001 110101 0010111 1010101 1010101 1101010 1101 01111100 00110 11011 10111 111101 0010011111 101111101 0101101110 1011001 1100010001 101101 01101 111011011 0010001 10100 10 111 00101000111 10 111 0100010 10101010 10 111 00101 10101 10111 0100011 1011011 10 111 01001100 1011 10 111 0101010 1111 0101110 1101 10 111 01001100 1011 10 111 0101010 1111 0101110 1101 010101010 0011001 10 111 0101010 1111 10 111 0101110 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 71
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, together are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same words up, escape at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Branded And Tied Up!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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