This is an analysis of the poem Paroled that begins with:

Gamed and played by racial hype,
Victims of a weeding done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC dXe fgf dXcdX ABC bddXdXdXABCeg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,5,3,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 1000101 1011010111 100101110 1010010 1111101 10001000101 111010 101010111 100101 01100101 00100111 1101111 111 10111101 1000101 1011010111 010100100111 1110101101100 11101101010 100000010000100 001010000110 11110 00101010 10111101 1000101 1011010111 1010110100 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 Paroled;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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