This is an analysis of the poem Keeping Their Focus that begins with:

They could never bring themselves,
To show an expressed appreciation......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAACCa cadeefaccEfac cEXefffXf ABAACC cddabbcfaXXefd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,13,9,6,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 0110101010 001001001 101010101010 101010 00111010101 10111010110 110101 10110101 11000101 01011100 111010 1011 111001111 01 1 1111 111101 1111101 00100010010 1 1111 1110001 10101 1110101 10011100 011011 110 01010001 1110101 0110101010 001001001 101010101010 101010 00111010101 1 11110111011 10001011 0110111010 10101011010 10100110010 11110 1011001 01101 10100111 0111100 110110 11010010111 011101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 301
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • 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 Keeping Their Focus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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