This is an analysis of the poem There As Protection that begins with:

What do you know about liars?
'It seems they are inconvenienced, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XX bc XbX c XXaX db dd eedc bdbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,3,1,4,2,2,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110110 11111010 1011 1 10111110110 1 00111010101010 1100111 111111001100 110011 110111 11010111 0101101 11111 1111 1101 101111 100110 1110010 1100110010010 1101101011100 100101 1110 1011011101 00110101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of There As Protection;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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