This is an analysis of the poem Tossed Away that begins with:
When a people,
Fed on corruption......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXXcddcbXaXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010 11010 101 010010101 0001011 10100100 10010 0100101010 111001 110101101 1010010010 1 0101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 313
- Average number of words per stanza: 53
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Tossed Away;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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