This is an analysis of the poem Given To Those They See Fit that begins with:
People take from others...
And tell them what is theirs, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aab XcXa XdebXc dcfc bcffecc baaaaXXaeXafafa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,6,4,7,15,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101010 110101 1101 01111 001001001 1101001 101111010 111001 10110010 0101010100 1001111 110011 1110001101 0101111110 1101000100 00100101 0110011 111001 0010100 1101101 0110001 101010 110010101 110101001 00010 001010 01101011 10101 0011010 100101 01000101010 110010 01010101 010010 011101 1 10101101 1010101011
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 38
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; to is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, or are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Given To Those They See Fit;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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