This is an analysis of the poem To Protect 'Your' Interests that begins with:

My fellow Americans.
And those of preferred hyphenations....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX cdecc XXe afbdXe E ccgagXe Eb fXgXX eXceaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,3,6,1,7,2,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100100 110011000 101 00101010 010101010 1001101010 01 100101110 0101001010 110 01100 110011010111 10010010010100 11101 1011111 0101100100 01011100 0111101 0100 111001001 1011101 10100011100 111011 101 1110 10101 0100 11111001 0100110011 111100 11011 0101 100111101 1100 111010 11010 011010001001 10101011101 1111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of To Protect 'Your' Interests;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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