This is an analysis of the poem Chained. Locked. And, Enclosed! that begins with:

Trapped and saddled with bills to pay!
It seems the life I live......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabbaa cdcaea ffaXXcgcg XcgdgXhXaccheh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,9,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101 010111 0101 1001 010101 010111 1100011 10100111 10101 100101011 10111000110011 1010011 110111111 0111011111101 110100101010101 11010100100011 001 101011010 01110101011 11111 1111101100 110011011 0100 110110 111001 111110111 1100111 111111111 101001101 11111100101 111111 111110111 1 1 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Chained. Locked. And, Enclosed!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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