This is an analysis of the poem Indebted To Pretensions Kept that begins with:

A collective participation,
Has been clipped away......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBDE bfeXefXded ABCBDEegge
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001001010 10101 1010010 111001 10010010 01000101010 01 010010101010 0100110 101001001 110111000 01001 11101111101 01110110010 101001001000010 00101 001001010 10101 1010010 111001 10010010 01000101010 010110010 00101010011001 10101010100101101 111010011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Indebted To Pretensions Kept;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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