This is an analysis of the poem Some Heads Are Thicker Than Concrete Walls that begins with:
I am what it is you are not.
However......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdc efcgf bdXega aXaXg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11100111 110 0100 1111010 001010100 10101000101 111101 101100 1111110 001110101 10100001110 01100100001010 11111111 111 1 110100101010 1110 111101101 0110 011 110100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Some Heads Are Thicker Than Concrete Walls;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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