This is an analysis of the poem To Protect Their Well Being And National Interests that begins with:

Even though everyone has seen this,
As a boulder falling upon their heads....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb deXXfbXb XdbaacbXXfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101110 1010100111 01001011010 1011010001010010 110100011010 100010110100100010 11 10010101010011011 11101000100100110101 10000110010010 010111001001010 0010110000110010 111101000010 110 111010101 0110 00111101100100 01101 1100110110111 100111000 100101101 110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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, our are repeated.

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

  • summary of To Protect Their Well Being And National Interests;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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