This is an analysis of the poem Who Are The Victims Of This Misguidance? that begins with:

They were not aware they were being treated special?
Like one who waves, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdXXcXb XC AeXbffbbb XC aXeedeebfe XC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,2,9,2,10,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110101010 1111 000100101 000100 111110 1011 110101001001 11101010 001111101 1101000100 11010001 1010110101010 101101 11010111 11111010 101011 1001001 1010111101 11011 111110011 1101000100 11010001 11010110101010 111011010 101110100101 010110101 11110100 110001 110100110011 10101 11111 0010101 1101000100 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; who is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Who Are The Victims Of This Misguidance?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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