This is an analysis of the poem Treated As If They Are Losers that begins with:

Those who learn and return,
With an outreaching sought to teach......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbab ccX XXdd bdeece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 01100101 11100 100100101 0011010 10111 10110101110 10101001010 01010 11110 111001001 1110001 010110101010001 010010101 0011010 001010110101011 1111010111 1010110 110110111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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, in, those are repeated.

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

  • summary of Treated As If They Are Losers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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