This is an analysis of the poem So Hang They Do...To Maintain! that begins with:

Thick in the wilderness,
And trying to make some sense of it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCCcDECCCcfCG cfCG X eABCCCcDECCCcfCG cfCG fCG XeABCCCcDECCCcfCG cfCGXcfCG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,4,1,16,4,3,17,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100100 110011100 111 1111 011001 1 1111101 001 111 1111 011001 1 1 11 001 1 1 11 01001 1 1 100100 110011100 111 1111 011001 1 1111101 001 111 1111 011001 1 1 11 1001 1 1 11 01001 1 1111 001 101 1 100100 110011100 111 1111 011001 1 1111101 001 111 1111 011001 1 1 11 001 1 1 11 01001 1 1 1111 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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.

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

  • summary of So Hang They Do...To Maintain!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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