This is an analysis of the poem Protesting Against What They Had Accepted that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcdccbebfcb XeX b XX g XabX hh ceffdX X gX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,3,1,2,1,4,2,6,1,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 110 11101001 111010 101011101 010111010 111010 110101 1100100100010 00100001001010 0001110100 11011101 1 1111001 1100111010 11000100100100 100101 100100110110 001101010010 111001 1 0101 000101000101 011110010 1 1 10010101101 10111111010001 1010010101010 101 110100101010 101001001100 1 11 1110100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Protesting Against What They Had Accepted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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