This is an analysis of the poem Not There To Permit Empathetic Caring that begins with:

It is easier to deceive a people fantasized.
Easy it is to sway opinion, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbca XcXcX bXaXaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100001010101 100001010 010100 01001 01101 0010001010 10100101 0010010101 1010010000101 010001000 11011 101010001 1101001 001000101001 1110010 110010100 011001101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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, it are repeated.

    The author used the same word it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Not There To Permit Empathetic Caring;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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