This is an analysis of the poem In A One World that begins with:

Disadvantaged people are compared a lot,
To other people doing what they wish nonstop....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDE FAFAFCC gg CHCg CHCA ABCDE FAFAFCC CHCA CHCAhXCHCHCH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,2,4,4,5,7,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101010101 010101011111 1101010 100100010 00110100111 1100101 1011 1100101 1011 11100101 11101 1000111011101 110110101 0101010001010 0111111 0011 0111111 0010110 0111111 0011 0111111 01101 00101010101 010101011111 1101010 100100010 00110100111 1100101 1011 1100101 1011 11100101 11101 1000111011101 0111111 0011 0111111 01101 0111111 0011 0111111 01101 011100001010 0111111 0011 0111111 0011 0111111 0011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same words racism, a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of In A One World;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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