This is an analysis of the poem Grim And Stuck On Their Knees that begins with:

Grim and stuck on their knees.
Too many people with weak souls....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaXab cAdab aXdefX cAFAEX AGAH cAFAEXXAGAH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,6,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 11010011 11011001 110110111 11 1 11111 10100010 10101110 1101111 1100010011 1000100111001 1001010110 10111111 01011 1011101 1 11111 1101011 111111 0101101 11111100 111111 1101010 111111 110111010111010 1 11111 1101011 111111 0101101 11111100 111111 1101010 111111 110111010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Grim And Stuck On Their Knees;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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