This is an analysis of the poem In Civil Disobedience! that begins with:

The majority of them have lived their lives,
In an isolated racist bubble....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaabac dXdbXd bXbccb acccbcaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 00100001111 0110101010 11110101110 1101101101 01011000101 1110100010 11100 10111011101 11111101 1111101 111110011010 1100100 1110010011001 1101101 110001 0101001 11101 01010100 100001001 0101011 101110100 01011100 110010 011001 111110111 0010101 0101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; their is repeated.

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

  • summary of In Civil Disobedience!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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