This is an analysis of the poem Destroying Themselves that begins with:
Each one was given an ax.
To clear the debris on paths they chose....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXcdbefb XX bd bX eeee XXafXX gf XfeXbeeXXcfg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,2,2,2,4,6,2,12,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111011 010011111 1010010 11110001 0010110101 010100 11101011 001111111 0011111001 1111011 1110100011 10001 11101001001 11101001 1111001 1101001010 001011101010 1110010 1101011010 1 1 11111101011 11001111010 1010 11001001111000 101110100010 11001 1111001 01000111 100100010011 111110010010 1100101011 1010 10111010 0100101010100 1 101 001010010
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 38
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Destroying Themselves;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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