This is an analysis of the poem Minatory that begins with:

Scorners of the Muse, beware !
She that you deny is queen...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbbccaaXXaaddeffe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000101 1110101 0010110 0010100 11111001 1010100 10101011 0010101 10100101 0010101 1001100 1010101 1101111 1000101 1011110 1000101 1100101 0010100 1000110 0010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 557
  • Average number of words per stanza: 99
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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