This is an analysis of the poem Reluctant To Protect Themselves that begins with:

A duty accepted to do as performed,
Will not be done in malice......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXabb AaXaX Aabcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 01001001101 0101010 011011010 00101101 111110101 01001001101 010101011101 1110100101 1111110 001011101 01001001101 0101010011101 0010001011011 1101011110101 01101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Reluctant To Protect Themselves;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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