This is an analysis of the poem Castration Envy #11 that begins with:

Tying the pimp in dreams to a lamppost
His tuxedo wet with wheedled kisses, can ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX bXXa cXd dXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001010011 01101010101 11110011010 0111011110 01010110111 1110111011 1100101001 00111011101 101011111111 1101110011 10010010101 001011001001 101001101010 11101111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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.

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  • summary of Castration Envy #11;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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