This is an analysis of the poem They Have Become Disenchanted that begins with:

All the policies enforced and claimed...
That maintains their virtues, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccdXceb addff egdad acaab XaecadbXeaage
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,5,5,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101000111 101110 11010100010 1101110 0010010 10101001 010110 110100010 001001110 1010101 001010 101010010 111101 0010101 111000101010 101011110 11111010 11010010 1010111 110101001 100010 0101111001 1111110110 110100011010 101 0111110101 110011001 01001011010 110101 11111010 101011 1010101 11000010100 11111001 0001 011011 001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; not is repeated.

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

  • summary of They Have Become Disenchanted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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