This is an analysis of the poem Must See that begins with:
To keep a people pre-occupied with fear...
Is to have their routines and traditions suspected, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaaXXXbXbXXaaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 01010110101 0011011010010 01010 0110101001 110101100 010110 001011 11101010111 1111100 01011001111 110100101011 0010101 011010001100 111010010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 549
- Average number of words per stanza: 91
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; and is repeated.
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- summary of Must See;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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