This is an analysis of the poem People Climbing On A Fence that begins with:

We can prevent,
A doing to have others suffer....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAcABAd EXb EXdXXEcEcEbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 010011010 001 01011001 1101 010011010 001 1010001010 1010101 0101110010 1101010 1010101 1011111 01010 111101 1010101 10010 1010101 011101 1010101 1101010 011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    The author used the same word people 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 People Climbing On A Fence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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