This is an analysis of the poem Protected And Kept Secret that begins with:

There are very few things left,
To go unexposed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXBAA cdcccXcX AXBAA aXcbd aXcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 011000 10100011011 101010100 111101110001 1001001 101101110 10111010 101110011011 01111 01001000110011 1100101011 110010000101110 1110111 011000 10100011011 101010100 111101110001 0101010101110 110110111001 11100100010 111001010 100101111011010 1101001001100 100110010011000 0100010011001 1111100010 10010100101001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Protected And Kept Secret;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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