This is an analysis of the poem Those Rules The Prudes Declare that begins with:

The 'prudes'! Politically correct.
And socially graced with proper etiquette....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcbbdXXc bebeXXdXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100100001 11001010100 110001001110 010101010001 01010101001001 10101001110 100010010110 011110010101 101001010100 110100111 0111110 001001011101 10001100010101 0111 1010111 0101001100 101000011010 10101001101001 111001011011 11011000001100000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 444
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Those Rules The Prudes Declare;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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