This is an analysis of the poem Confined And Limited that begins with:

As long as the affects
Would damage their ethnic heritage......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdad Xeaad eeXbfgga cfdae dXacaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,8,5,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001 110110100 1001 001110101 0100100 10100010 11001101010 01001011 010011100 1000010010 110100111 11110110 111010 111000101010 11010101 11011010010110 11011 11010101 100101011 11010111001 001101 10011010110 1101001 0101010010001 110101 01000 0010101 011100 101101 0100010 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • 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 Confined And Limited;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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