This is an analysis of the poem Entitled To Do This that begins with:

To deny that their greed,
Has depleted all quality of life....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcd eeXd aeafdeXcafaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001111 1010110001 00011110110 01101 10010010 100100111 10101010 001001101010 11110010 11110010 01101 11111110 1100101101 11110110 1101101 11010110 1100010 100111 1110110 111101 00101 10111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; been is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Entitled To Do This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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