This is an analysis of the poem In The Raising Of Their Own Children that begins with:

Those that do not play an active role,
In the raising of their own children......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdeeX cdeebbdaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111101 001001110 101011 01101 101011 110011 11001011 0111101110 111101001 101010110010 110110100011 1101010011 1110 111010 111011001 001111 0100101000001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

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  • summary of In The Raising Of Their Own Children;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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