This is an analysis of the poem Found To Offend that begins with:

Fantasies fed will keep a people seduced,
To believe in anything......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD EEEEA cd ABCDXEEEEA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,2,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010101001 0010101 0010000100 10010 1110001 011011010001 11001 010001000010 0001000 110010010010 101110010 10010101001 0010101 0010000100 10010 1110001 011011010001 11001 010001000010 0001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Found To Offend;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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