This is an analysis of the poem Kept Unprotected that begins with:

Kept unprotected...
Were those values to now leave none....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACabdaaa ADAdeaef ABACfXADAf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 01100111 11010 11100111 11010 11101101 01101011 111011 1 1010 11010 11111011 00010 1101001001 0001 00111010 111001 0111010111 11010 01100111 11010 11100111 0111010101 11010 11111011 00010 10100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to are repeated.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word keep at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Kept Unprotected;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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