This is an analysis of the poem People Submerged In Their Insecurities that begins with:

People submerged in their own insecurities,
Have a constant need to speak of one's race....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXbcXaX DbDabXc DAacac DXeebac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101110100 1010101011 100 1 010011 1100100101110 0010010 11111011 11 111110100101 11 01 1011 110010010 101001 11 100101110100 11011 11101 1001100101 0001010010101 11 10101 1011 1101101001 01001 001000011110100 00110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; they, their are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word people is repeated.

    The author used the same word they 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 Submerged In Their Insecurities;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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