This is an analysis of the poem Even When They Have Been Teased that begins with:

There are people everywhere,
Caring less they are sinking fast......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXbbccddX ceaXcbffa XgfaebbgbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,9,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 10111101 00111 111111 1000101 1111001 011111 0101 11010101 111011010 1110111010 11011010 1001 1001 101001 11010010 001101010 001101 1101010101 1010 0111 011010111010 01101100101010 11111 10100 110101010001 101111001 101110101 1011101 010100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 329
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Even When They Have Been Teased;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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