This is an analysis of the poem Initiated To Protect Their Diminshing Freedoms that begins with:

Too few too long,
Have not been listened to....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDDeDF ghXXgedh ABCDDeDF ihhXediddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 110100 111111 110111 110101110 1 11111 0001101 11001 1101010 00111 01010010 000100 11011111 110101 1010011001 1111 110100 111111 110111 110101110 1 11111 0001101 110111101 11010 10001 00111010 101001000111 11111101 10111 0111 001011001 01010001110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Initiated To Protect Their Diminshing Freedoms;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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