This is an analysis of the poem Declared Jackass that begins with:

Many have been taught and conditioned,
To tolerate your indignities....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeXfb XebgXbghX ihaajab bXidXefeXcjbajjhg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,7,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011010 010110100 10101100 00101010 010001 01001000 1111001 0111 1101101 101010010101010 11101110101 001010101101 0101110 110000010 0110 11010 0101010010101 11100011110 101010 1101 11111011 1011101 110101010 1011101 111 1101010111 1111010110 110 100100011 00111 11 10110101 110011111110 1111101101111 10101000110111 101111010 10100001100101 01111101 1010110 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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 exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; has is repeated.

    The author used the same word and 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 Declared Jackass;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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