This is an analysis of the poem Public Safety that begins with:

You have no 'constitutional' rights,
To police protection....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXCD ebdbdXeXcXfe ggfXbffa ABXCDed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,12,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100001 001010 0011100101 1010 11 11010010 111010 1101001 1010 11001 1010101111 010101 1001 0111010110100 110 1101001 11101 110011001 11101110101 0111000100 11111 111110 10101 111010010 11101010010 111100001 001010 0011100101 1010 11 1110101 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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 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 Public Safety;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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