This is an analysis of the poem Weakened In Discipline that begins with:

You must go inside now,
Children....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXcabX XdAbdXbXXcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 10 0100111011 010100101 1010111 1010101 11010100 111101 111001 111011 10 111 1101 1110 1011 101110010 010010 011100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Weakened In Discipline;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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