This is an analysis of the poem None Of Them Have Men In Their Lives that begins with:

None of them have men in their lives.
The boys that were raised......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abacdd AbXbeXfd AaXXgXa bagafacdA ffbgac AefgfcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,7,9,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011011 01101 11 01001111 011111 111111 10011011 10101010111 111101 0010101 01101 11110 1010001110 0011011111 10011011 01111101110 11110 0110100 1111010000110 1101001010 01100 11000101 011111011 1011010 1011111 1010001 00110011 111010 111 10011011 110011111 01010111111 11101 101101 111 1111101111 10011011 1011111 1 1101011010100 010111111110 1 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; boys, society, have are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.

    The author used the same word none at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase one connects the lines.

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

  • summary of None Of Them Have Men In Their Lives;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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