This is an analysis of the poem They Go In To Come Out To Do What? that begins with:

They say they have beliefs.
And collectively they are seen......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd XeaXacfXbXfcde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 10100111 10000 1111011 1111010 10001 11001 0010001 111 11010 11011 110 1111 10111110 011011011 01 110111011 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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.

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

    The author used the same word they 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 They Go In To Come Out To Do What?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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