This is an analysis of the poem This Time It Is Their Turn To Show Concern that begins with:

They had loved the fact,
They had the power......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbca ADDBa eXdddbXfdb XXX ADDBa XfeaXcfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,10,3,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 11010 0111011 100111 1011111 1011101010001 0101010011 110100101 10110001 1111011110 1001000011101 1110010101001 1010001011 100101111 11 1111001 010011011100 01110101110 11101 100101101 111101 11101 1110101 1011101010001 0101010011 110100101 10110001 11101010100 11110 1100010 1101000 100 1100111110 0100110101 1 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; their, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words they, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of This Time It Is Their Turn To Show Concern;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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