This is an analysis of the poem The Freaks that begins with:

He talks, turning a sun-stained
Cheek to me, his mouth, a dark...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXacaXXXXcbcXXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110011 1010101 10110000 0101101 1111111 1101011 11101010 1010100 0101010 1010101 1010110 1101011 1111111 1110101 1101010 1110101 0101010 1101010 0111111 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 607
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Freaks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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