This is an analysis of the poem Side Show that begins with:

Very sturdy rogues.
Several have exploited your worlds. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaa Xaab Xabc XXXX XXaa abdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 100111011 01110110 0110110100 1110010100 11111010101 1111000110011 10010101001 0110000101010100 11111111100 01010101011100100 1111000011101010100 1011001010010010 10001011011001001000 01010111010011 10101001001010100 11000110010101100 011001010001010 110010010110100010 1010101010 11010111001 101001011110 11100010100 111111111101 1101110100110101 101101001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Side Show;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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