This is an analysis of the poem Found A Way To Stay Protected that begins with:

I've learned to strip away nonsense,
To get to the core of where my happiness......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABC dcdecfad AABCfXa XX XeXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,7,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010110 01001011100 1001001 00101001 1100100 10100101010 010100101 11101101 0110101101 0101011101 1010 100 11010110 01001011100 1001001 00101001 10110101010 01010100100 101010 1111001 11110010101110 1111111 111010011010011 10100101111 11111110011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Found A Way To Stay Protected;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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