This is an analysis of the poem Closer Targets that begins with:

Those who fight for the right,
To buy and keep......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXababcXbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 0111 1101010 1101001010 101001 1010 1101 111100100 11001010001 010010100 01001001100 0011101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 377
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Closer Targets;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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