This is an analysis of the poem Committed Transgressions that begins with:

Ultimately they will pay.
Those, they and them alone....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc ddbeX acaae XXeXbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000101 111001 101001 11010010 01101001 1010010001 001001001010 10100011010100 10 1010001 110011 111001 101 101101101 1010001001 010101011 11000011 010010100 11111010101 10001000111 10100010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Committed Transgressions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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