This is an analysis of the poem Confined To Unlimited Contradictions that begins with:

Judges sitting in pews,
To do before pulpits raised....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacde fbaaccfcb cXXfXXf ghfX hedaggg hfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,7,4,7,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 0101101 01001 1000010011 1111010 0011100 1 11111101 001001010 1011001 010100001 11011001111 0100111001 010101010010 011101010101 1101 10101010101010 1110101001 1001010 111010001 1100001110110 0101 11101111 0101011101 111111010 1011110111 11011 111011101010 110101001 1101111011 111101111 01101 11 11 111011 111001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; to, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Confined To Unlimited Contradictions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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