This is an analysis of the poem Once Protected To Value (Common Sense) that begins with:

Remember when sense to be made,
Was accepted as being common......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXXccacbbcbXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011001 101011010 111000100 01110011010 101 1011111001 10110101001 1011111110 11001 11100101101 0011001101 101001 10111010110 011010000110 1010010 11010100011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 594
  • Average number of words per stanza: 95
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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 Once Protected To Value (Common Sense);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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