This is an analysis of the poem Victims Of Suspicion that begins with:

Many will not budge,
Unless a guaranteed dollar can be made....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabc dcbX be bdXea XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,2,5,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011 01010110101 001010010 0111011011 00101100 1101000111 111011101110 101101001010001 1011100 01011010100 11111001110 10001100010 1100100100110 111110 00010011100111011 1010 10010101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of Victims Of Suspicion;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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