This is an analysis of the poem From Their High And Lofty Gilded Cages that begins with:

Those giving their opinions,
From their high and lofty gilded cages....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabcbccXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 0111101010 1011001110 1010101 111010 11001 101001001 00110101 0101001101 101011011 010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 364
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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.

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  • summary of From Their High And Lofty Gilded Cages;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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