This is an analysis of the poem The Loss That Has Cost The People that begins with:

People aren't finding it exciting,
To witness the events......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcd EbbEXfX XdXgaXggcXEgEgEbfEf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010100010 010001 011111 11010010011 101111001 01111010 11000100 1110001101 01111010 11100100101 110110101 1001010100010 1 0100010111 1001010010 1 1101010111 10010101010 1 1101011001 0010010010 01111010 1100100101 01111010 11001101101 01111010 1 10101 01111010 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 250
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; has is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Loss That Has Cost The People;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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