This is an analysis of the poem Free To Be Filthy that begins with:

No regard or sign of respect.
Raised on material values......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdefa aaeageg XabaaXdbfdXaba XcafaXffgafa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,14,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111001 11010010 101101 11010 111010001 10010 10101 1011101 1001 01001 1100100 100101 1110111101 1110100 0101111 1110 1001011 10101 1001010 1111 101 001100 11110 1010001 101101 101100010 111001 0100100 001100101 1001101 11110010 101001001001 111001 0011011 11010 0010100 0111101101 110011 1101101 01111101 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 289
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Free To Be Filthy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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