This is an analysis of the poem To Whom It May Concern that begins with:

Many need their heros,
To remain depicted......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXca bXaccd eaeXedbXaX X fXbg dhhgX aXXd XXXdfafhe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,10,1,4,5,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110 001010 1110101 0011 111100100101 1010101010 111111100 100101101010 0010010 101100010 11011011001 11100000111 1010101011 0101010111 010011001101 1110100010 111010 010101010101 101001010 1110011010101 11011010 101111 110101001001 11110 10101010101001 010011101 1100 10010111110100001 1111101 10100110111 110110 111001010 11 110101101001 10011001 1 101110110101 11 110111010010 101 01100001 1110101 1101111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word many 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 To Whom It May Concern;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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