This is an analysis of the poem No Matter Who Or What Has To Be Sacrificed that begins with:

Even though our actions have been absolutely wrong...
We stubbornly stand by them....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabcdee XcefXX gagbfaXX cedacX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,8,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101010101 1100110 10101010 110111100101 11111101100 0110011110010 110101010 011111 10101011 1 111101110 0110100100101 110 11100001 10110010011 1 10111 101 101101010100 010100110110 11 00011 11110001101 111100101 10101010101 11010111110010 1 1 111101001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of No Matter Who Or What Has To Be Sacrificed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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