This is an analysis of the poem Not A Concern Do I Keep that begins with:

If I am discriminated against,
Because of my skin color, low income......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbccXXaXc XcXdebXXead
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0110101001 0101110111 111101001 111110101001 11110 110111101 000100101 10111101 1111010101 10001000101 01000110 110100100 0100001101 11 11110100110100 110011111010 010101010 1011010110010 1110101101 1101110100101 0101010001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 391
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Not A Concern Do I Keep;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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