This is an analysis of the poem Through A Barricaded Fence that begins with:

When the carnival of carnage ceases.
And the pieces of self righteous egos......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aabcaddeace AaeXaeaeX afbXffXaf gg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,9,9,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010001010 1010011010 100110100100 110100101101 11110100111 1000100101 110001 010010010001 1110110010010 0100111 1100101101 1010001010 111111 001010101 111010010 110010100 01010111 11111 10011 111010010 1110110 10010101 11010000101 00110 1010101 11101011 11101010 1100011 101011010101 11101110 110010011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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.

    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; and is repeated.

    The author used the same words when, and 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 Through A Barricaded Fence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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