This is an analysis of the poem Discrimination Hasn'T Distanced Pain that begins with:

Discrimination hasn't distanced pain.
And its effect....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABACAB XdddddX ABABACABBcXABBccbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010101 1001 0101010101 001 0101010101 0101 0101010101 11 101010111 1 100111001 1 01000110101 1001011111 01000 0101010101 1001 0101010101 001 0101010101 0101 0101010101 11 010101 0101001101 0101010101 11 010101 010100 101 101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Discrimination Hasn'T Distanced Pain;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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