This is an analysis of the poem Masters Of Their Own Subservience that begins with:

When people have to be made,
To see and be convinced......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadebeXceXbdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1101001 011001 10100101010 101011100 11101100 01101110100 1010101000 0010001011100 0101000100010 110110 0110100 001110101001 101 010 100110101100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 534
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; and, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Masters Of Their Own Subservience;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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