This is an analysis of the poem Lack Of Depth that begins with:

The country was founded on racist principles.
It is a fact many can not face....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXaXdbcae aafaXb XXXbdbe bb cbacX gdgffXXbbafd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,6,7,2,5,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110110100 000110111 1 10001 11100001110100 111100111 010 000101 00101 110010101 1001 1010110110 0110010100100 01010110 101001010 110101011100 101111010100 101001110 001000101110 001010 0010110100 101010101 01100100 1100010110 110100 1101011100 10100100010101 1100101101 1010111010 1010010101 1101011001 1011111010 1001110101 101 111110100 110 11110100100 10111011101 1010100 01 00110 01001010 111001101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 243
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; of, they are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Lack Of Depth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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