This is an analysis of the poem Leave Them Alone that begins with:

Leave them alone,
With their induced indoctrinations....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbbXbbbcX ad XXXedcfc bXXa AXfXee eceeXXX ggaX AhcaAhbXhcAe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,2,8,4,6,7,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 010110000 110101010 001001 11100 110010 011010 00101 1011 101111 0011010 00110101 11101 101011 00111 11011 0100010 101010 11011101 0100010 110010 1101001101 11011 10110101 1001 000101 1111 000111 00100010 110100100 1011101 100100100 10010010100 11101010 001100111100 1111 10000 111101 0100001001 100010 1101011 1001 111101101 1100101 111 1001 01011100 111101101 1001100 111010100001 1001 00100110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; they, to are repeated.

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

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

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

  • summary of Leave Them Alone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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