This is an analysis of the poem What Would You Like To Hear? that begins with:

People accustomed to rely on 'guardians',
They have annointed to protect them......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaba XX b XXXXX XXaX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,1,5,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010001110 111000010 000100100 0110100101 11101001 10001010101 11010 1 1111011 1101111111 1 011 1001001 11 110111100010 1 1111 111110100 1010101111 100 1111011110 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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 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 What Would You Like To Hear?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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