This is an analysis of the poem For Them 'That' Begins that begins with:

The real reason unemployment statistics,
Are dropping? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbde eXfXaeXccggeXccdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101010010 110 0111 1010010 1101101111 01010010000101 1010101010101 11111000100 0100100011101 11011 1010101010 110101 01011010 01001011111 11000010111001 111011 10 00101001100110 11000100 1010101 10 1 00100100100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 394
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; to is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of For Them 'That' Begins;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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