This is an analysis of the poem Determined To Display Their Suffering that begins with:

Bending over backwards,
For others to prove......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadccaaXeefag eaXeeXfehe X gXcdX X ah XX f XXfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,10,1,5,1,2,2,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 11001 010101 011111 11010001 0101001010 01001010 1101101010 011010011 11001100 10011011 001011100 010101 001001010 101101011 11 110100 101011111 10100101 101101001 0100100 101001011 1101001010 10100100110 001001101110 1100111100 011011101 1001010100 10100010101010 1101010 0011100011010 1110111111 1011001110101 00101110 10 10011 110010100 11 1101010010100 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Determined To Display Their Suffering;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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