This is an analysis of the poem Promoted And Religiously Defended that begins with:

The look and feel of it...
Are illusions....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBXBbXbcaXaXcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 011100 1010 101010001 1010 10001001 10010000100 010 010101010 11 10001000010 11110 110111 11101010 011001011 01010100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 405
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Promoted And Religiously Defended;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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