This is an analysis of the poem Justified Actions that begins with:

Justified actions!
No matter who finds them offensive....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abccdcddeed Acbfafec fXaXeedXcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 110110010 111101001 1110100001 1101101 1100101 101101 1110001 00100010 111101001 0110011011 10110 1011001001 101010 11001 101101 10100 11 01 11101 010110100 11 110 0100101001 11110100 00100110010110 01110010 010 0100 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same word justified at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Justified Actions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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