This is an analysis of the poem Seeking Less Government In Their Lives that begins with:

The majority of the people
Rush to have their liberties quoted...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX caXX dXXbXcbdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001000010 101110010 11001011 001010 11 110010100110 11010111 0011101 101101100011 1000100110 00110100 1110101011010 11101 10100001 1110101100 0100011011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Seeking Less Government In Their Lives;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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