This is an analysis of the poem Guardians Of The Law that begins with:

Those who choose to become police,
Can not effectively do so with it done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbXXXaccX aX AaXXcXaabcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,2,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101 11010011001 1110100100010 11010010100 010110101010 110101010100 00101010001 01110100010 11100101 10111100010100 11110111101 111001001010 11100101 1100100010101 11100001 110110111 0100010101 1110100101 111101000100 1010101101 00100001000111 1011001001011 00100110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 330
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Guardians Of The Law;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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