This is an analysis of the poem Haunted By Their Own Misdeeds that begins with:

One should never base their opinion given,
Received from another......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdcbeb fdddgfaegg XDXD bXD Xdffabf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,4,3,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101010 010010 011110100001 011000101110 11010101 110 0101010101 100100010 111011010 11101 10011 0100010010100 100111 1010 010111101 1010110011 01 11010110100101 111 11101101 111110 11101101 1001010 111110101 11101101 1101101010 1000100101011 10 001010 011111010110 100010 110101000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

    The poet repeated the same word misdeeds at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Haunted By Their Own Misdeeds;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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