This is an analysis of the poem United Front Song that begins with:

And because a man is human
He'll want to eat, and thanks a lot...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abbb CCDBD AeXe CCDBD XXacXCCDBD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,5,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 11011101 11110101 111101 1111 1111 1110111 11100100101 1110101 10101010 111101001 11011101 10110101 1111 1111 1110111 11100100101 1110101 101010010 111011100 0111110101 010101 1111 1111 1110111 11100100101 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of United Front Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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