This is an analysis of the poem Not Theirs To Own that begins with:

Why is it that those who are picked,
To suffer through accusations upon them made......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdbbaXe XbbXecdXddbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10011111 010110100101 11101110 000110100 1100101010 10111100100 1 1001110001101 001010101101 11110101100101 110 11001111101 110 11001110111011 01101011101 10100010100010 010111101 11110010101 11000001010101 11001 11111111010 110100101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 444
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Not Theirs To Own;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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