This is an analysis of the poem Do Not Threaten Them that begins with:

I can not teach these children anymore.
They are like animals....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc XdeXX Xf gbaX hf XXhbgiibc cX XhcfhhX dX XXheXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,2,4,2,9,2,7,2,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110101 111100 1 1 11011 11100 1100101 111101001 111 11111 1111001 1011 1 11 100 1101 1 010110 010100 1001001 1101010 1101000100 11000100101100 11001001001 01011101010 11101 011101101 11 1 1010101101 11111110 111 1010101010 0101 101 1 1101000110 111110 101111 011100011 111 0110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Do Not Threaten Them;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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