This is an analysis of the poem Granted Powers To Disrespect that begins with:

People have taken their lives too lightly.
With expectations of an easy serving of entitlements....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbabXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011011110 0101001101000100 101110111101 01001101101 010101 100001001010100 1101101 1011011010001 101011110001 1010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 454
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Granted Powers To Disrespect;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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