This is an analysis of the poem Deciding They Will Run that begins with:

Crucial have been the warnings,
Yet the effect of them have had no affect....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXcad ddefadf XebgXXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010 10010011101 101000100 00010000 1101110010 11010010 010001010011010 101001001001 110111101 1111110 011101010100101 0010110101000 10100100010 110101010101101001 10101100101 1010011010 11011001001 010111101 01010101 101 1010011101100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 287
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word crucial at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Deciding They Will Run;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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