This is an analysis of the poem Rights Of The Victim that begins with:

Rights of the victim:
To forgive......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abXcX deXcd decXb Xabd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010 001 0010010 101 01010 010001111 1101000010001 10110010 1101110 11001 11101010100 1010 10110 100101010 00101110 00100010 11110 111100101000 101001001010 01100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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

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

  • summary of Rights Of The Victim;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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