This is an analysis of the poem Their Invested Interests that begins with:

With their devilish misdeeds taken to new heights,
And unlimited liberties to fight against those......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCXbaaXABCaaab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01100110011 1010010001011 1010010010101001 10111000110001 110111111 1101010010011 11110100101 01100110011 1010010001011 1010010010101001 10011100100100 10101011010100 100100010100111011 11011111110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 369
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; to, new are repeated.

    The author used the same word with 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 Their Invested Interests;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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