This is an analysis of the poem Push To Ban that begins with:

Today they're getting hell.
Those who serve it to other folks....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACACDED FX ABACACDED FX FGFH FGFH FX FGFHXFGFH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,2,9,2,4,4,2,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101 11100101 1101 1110001 100101 1100011 11110011 1111001 101111101 1101011101 01 011101 11100101 1101 1110001 100101 1100011 11110011 1111001 101111101 1101011101 01 101 010100010 101 011111110 101 010100010 101 011111110 1101011101 01 101 010100010 101 011111110 101 010100010 101 011111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word push at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word others at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Push To Ban;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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