This is an analysis of the poem They Keep To Themselves Exclusively that begins with:

The only ones who advocate wars and fighting,
Are those who seek images of being victorious......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabc acbdXbXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111001110 11111000100100 001011111 100010110101 11101110 1011101 001010110111010 01001010 01001111 11001010010 01011011 110010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; who, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of They Keep To Themselves Exclusively;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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