This is an analysis of the poem Prioritized Not Disguised that begins with:

From the beginning of his leadership,
They began a campaign to see him defeated....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabccX cdXeXe XXXebac Xedd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,7,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0001000101 101001011010 00100100101 10111010010001 10001111 010110011 00110101 1010001 101010110 1101011010100 01111001100 0100101011100 011111101 10111010111 1110010001 0010100010100 0100110110 0111001010 111010110111 11 1111111 01110101001111 101101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; began, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word from 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 Prioritized Not Disguised;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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