This is an analysis of the poem The Man In The Dead Machine that begins with:

High on a slope in New Guinea
The Grumman Hellcat...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbXX cdCXedbXXb fXafdCe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,10,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010110 01010 100111 111101 0110010 1001 1111100 00110100 1001 011 111011 110110 110101 001 100011010 001010 00101 11010 1111 1001001100 1010101 1101111 011 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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.

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

  • summary of The Man In The Dead Machine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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