This is an analysis of the poem First They Came For The Jews that begins with:

First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAX bAa bAa cac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 110111 0111101 11110100 110111 011110100 111101100 110111 0111101100 11111 111111 01111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, not are repeated.

    The author used the same word then 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 First They Came For The Jews;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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