This is an analysis of the poem Massacre Of The Innocents that begins with:

indra, chief vedic deity and
inspirational hate-monger....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab XabcaXXc Xd ceaedXfbbff Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,8,2,11,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101001 10100110 101101 0110101 1110010 010 10110 010001011 11101011 0111101 1010100 011101 10101111 010110101 101001001 011011 10100101 010 1101010001 010010010 10100010 011010 1 1010100 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Massacre Of The Innocents;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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