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

Your depictions sit and haunt,
Vividly....

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: aXXaXabbcacXaXaaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 100 1111110001 0101000 0101110 111 100001 01111010 1111 111 1111011101 101 010100 10110 01001000101 1 01110 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 443
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 Protected;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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