This is an analysis of the poem Who Led Them In? that begins with:
Nobody knows,
How their failures began....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abccd eecBFGXa fbhicci bFGg hggh idc BFGdcXdcciii
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,7,4,4,3,12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 111001 1110100010 11011 01000010 110100 001000100011 1 1100 1010 101010 01011 110101 11010 0011010 110010001 0100101 001001101 1111010 00101101 1101 1010 101010 10101001 0010001 110110 0010010 0010101 1110011101 010001 1001000011 1100 1010 101010 10111010 10100110 11111010 10101101 001001110 011100100 0010101 1100010
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 42
- 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.
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; them, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word who is repeated.
The author used the same word who 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 Who Led Them In?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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