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

Many can not, will not accept and/or refuse,
To agree to see it for what it is....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAbbcaXba aaXd AAeffadaX XXaebdXX cXgXa X e aXXbga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,4,9,8,5,1,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101011001 0010101100 01000100101 100011010 0010001 1001001 111000100111010 110101011100 01111101111 11110101011010 011110001001001 0011110 11110111001111011 101101011001 0010101100 010001 1010011001101000 10100101100 1100111101 1110101011110100 11101 010111 1 10001101001 11010101 1101010010101 0100110100 100100001 1 111101010010101 11 111101011 1011011001101 111101100 01100100101001110 1001 1011 11101 10 1110 111111011 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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