This is an analysis of the poem Every Aspect Of Their Lives Has Been Colorized that begins with:

Shot, maimed.
Dragged from behind trucks....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddbe Xdcbdef XgbcbgcfXf aXaffgf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,10,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 10011 1110001 100100 1101010 10101 01011 11010010 11110 010110110 101100100 11111001001 011110 0101010101101 1101110110000 10111110011110 11111 101011101 11110101 0010110010 11101000101 1010001 11011001 11001101 11001101110101 11011110 0010010101 11101100100010101 1 001011010 1010111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; to, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word and 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 Every Aspect Of Their Lives Has Been Colorized;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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