This is an analysis of the poem What's Kept Safe Today? that begins with:

They make claims that are wished,
With announcements delivered to dish....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcXdeb Fcgd Fbhfhf Fhbhgh Fiajidd Fddkd fXhbXdla FbjahhXa FebddXdbkk aldka FaXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,6,6,7,5,8,8,10,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 001001001 00110100 0111 01011 11 110101 01101 11101 0101 00100 11010001 11101 010111 0101010110100 110111 1101 011001 11101 101001 01011111100 01010 100 010101 11101 01001010100011 100010001 10100010 101 1010 1010011 11101 101010 010001010 0101001 111010 111101 0101000100 011110 1111 110001010 010110110 1110110 110101 11101 111 10 110001 110110 011110 10100100 01101 11101 010001 101011110001 0001001 101 110111 11111 0010010 111011 0011110 10001 11110 101011 0110001 001101 11101 01010001 101010101 0101101010101 1111001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words with, who are repeated.

    The author used the same word what's 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 What's Kept Safe Today?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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