This is an analysis of the poem Divisions They Have Created that begins with:

Observing those taking offense,
Against policies and initiatives they implemented......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccd eXa BeXdXX bcbbeX fefBddeX ee Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,6,6,8,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011001 011001010011010 0110001101 010101011101 1100101001101 1011010001001 10110100 01010001000010010 01011010 11100100 101001011101 11 111 011010011010100100 1101011010 10101010 101101001 1010010101 0111001 1101001110100101 100101010100 1010100101 0010010100 01011010 01010110001 11111 1001000010110110 0101000 11001010011101 110010110100111 010011010 01001101011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words they, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word they 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 Divisions They Have Created;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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