This is an analysis of the poem 211th Chorus that begins with:

The wheel of the quivering meat
conception...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXbXccXddccXceeaXdf XXdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001001 010 10010101010 1101111 111011 10001001010 1001001010 100010110 0100111000 10 11110101 10011010 10110111 1010010010 10 101010100 010101001 1010101001 010000011 011001010 0101001011 1 11111 011011 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 364
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 211th Chorus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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