This is an analysis of the poem In Rejection Mode that begins with:

What rights of mine,
Are they fighting for? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcdd ecee Afaghc agXac egge e iejke fkkaXdX hchc geiebjeiXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,6,5,4,1,5,7,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1101 11101 01011 10110110 1101010 01010100 10111 1100111100 01001101010 1101 01010101 10111 11101 1001000101 01101101 110111 00101 10111101001 1011010 01011010100 1100110110111 001 1010 10010101001 101010100011 110101100 1101101 1101001011110 01000101 0101110111 101011 1111010100 0100100100 10101 0100010 10100110 00111 11111101 10001110 001101 1011010 100101 111101 0101010100 101001011101 110111101 010111 010101 0100100100 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of In Rejection Mode;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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