This is an analysis of the poem Kept As Traps To Distract that begins with:

When one grows up in the land of demons,
And knowing them for who they are......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaXXbcdbXX X Xd X Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,1,2,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001010 11001111 0011010001 01101010 110100110111 010100001 1101111001 0110100 1111110 1101001000 11110011 1 111110100101 011101001 111001010010 11111010 010001 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Kept As Traps To Distract;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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