This is an analysis of the poem Pre-Approved that begins with:

The doing to someone else by others,
Is okay until that day comes......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aabacd abXeXf fXeX aeeX edadXcXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100111110 01101111 11111 001 1 00100 111010 1101 0101001 010111 10010001 0010101 1111 0101000010111 111101 111110101 11 1110111 01010001010001 01010 11 10110110101 110101010001010 11111111011 11011000111 1111110100 11110 11010101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Pre-Approved;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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