This is an analysis of the poem Mandating Themselves To Be Forgiven that begins with:

Self serving and self righteous platitudes,
Could prehaps have a purpose......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXX aaXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110101 1101010 0 10110010010 0100010110100 1001010 101010 0101000100 11100100010 0010000100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Mandating Themselves To Be Forgiven;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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