This is an analysis of the poem Some Would Rather Run And Hide that begins with:

For eight years,
One man was allowed... ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaaX cdaacdeaf gfgbbeXfbe habha
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,9,10,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 11101 010101100 10010010 1100110001 11110 10110 01101110 0101011 110010110010 10000110 110010100 01100100 010010 11 1011 01110010 011100 11101 1101000100 11001000 1001110 1110111 1010100 1110001000 0101011100 10111110 1101101001 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; have, them are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word he is repeated.

    The author used the same word and 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 Some Would Rather Run And Hide;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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