This is an analysis of the poem Pleading To Be Accepted that begins with:

Long before water was used to abuse,
As a device to slowly poison minds......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXacX dXebdebb aX ee XXXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011011001 1001010101 1100100001 101010110 1000010 0101011 0001010001 10100001100 1110 010111 001101011 01001001001 11111001010 1110010010001 1010011111 11010100010 110101001 111000 01011 110001001 1 10010101 100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 Pleading To Be Accepted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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