This is an analysis of the poem Glad They Have Been Abandoned that begins with:

Have you yet grown sick of it?
Women referred to as pitbulls....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXBCD efcXeggf ccdea AXBCD Xchdh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100 10010110 11010110100 01001 111101 101100 01001111 110111101010 1001 100101 01000111 010010011 10101101 1010101001001 0100010101 101101101 101110 01001011010111 1111100 10010110 11010110100 01001 111101 111011111 100010110110 11110101101 1101010 111110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Glad They Have Been Abandoned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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