This is an analysis of the poem Conditioned To Focus On Limitations that begins with:

The message that they are getting to hear,
Is not the message heard they wish preferred....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDCED befgggXg ABCDCED XbhfhghXhbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,7,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0101111001 0101011101 10101000010100010 101110 00010011010 0110001000 101 11110011010 100 10010101010 101 110010010 11010001 111111100 00101111 0101111001 0101011101 10101000010100010 101110 00010011010 0110001000 101 1001000111 10111110001 11010111 11011 11101 11011010 01100101011 1101011 101110110101 11011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Conditioned To Focus On Limitations;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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