This is an analysis of the poem It Is The People that begins with:

Once so high and over the top.
A dropping now has happened, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC DEF FDGDFDGD HDXI HDXI ABC DEF HDXI HDXI HDDDXHDDD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,8,4,4,3,3,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111001 0101110 0010 110101 0001101 110101010 11010 1101 111000101 11 11010 1101 111000101 11 00010 101 10010100 11 00010 111 10010100 11 11111001 0101110 0010 110101 0001101 110101010 00010 101 10010100 11 00010 111 10010100 11 00010 101 1101 1101 00010 101 1101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 It Is The People;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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