This is an analysis of the poem Mistreatment that begins with:

As long as it is believed,
You are the one pegged......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabXcdb ceXeee beefd XdggdaghbXbadhedfdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,5,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001 11011 00111 11011110 1011111 11101 0101011 011010111 11111 1111011 1111111 01011 11011 101111111 1100111111 11101101 1111 010011011 0010101001 010001010 111101 011001010010 1111101011 01001010101 110000100001 011100 101010 1011001 11011010110 000101010 1101001 11111001010 011111 01011101 10100011 00111 010011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; you is repeated.

    The author used the same word as 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 Mistreatment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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