This is an analysis of the poem Lethal Avoidance that begins with:

Don't enforce that upon them...
If believed it doesn't exist....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXa XbXaXcXX bdbdcXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 00101001 10101 01101 0010001010 1101 11010 1111010 010101 10110010 011100 100100 01000 11011010010 10010 0011001100 1010 001101 1010 0111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Lethal Avoidance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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