This is an analysis of the poem A Stinging From A Venomous Tongue that begins with:

What's been done...
Will always come back to be, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDXEE ABCDXEE ddafegEE ddFhEgEA idFhEgEAa idFEAe DFhEA DFhEA DFhEAXDFhEA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,8,8,9,6,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 0111100 11010 00010 1000 0010001001 101010011 101 0111100 11010 00010 1000 0010001001 101010011 1 01 1 111001 01010011 0 010001001 010001001 1 01 1111001 0 1010011 0 11001001 1010001001 0 01 1111001 0 1010011 0 11001001 1010001001 010001001 0 01 1111001 010001001 1010001001 011001001 0001 1111001 0 10001001 00101011 0001 1111001 0 10001001 00101011 0001 1111001 0 10001001 00101011 0001 1111001 0 10001001 00101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of A Stinging From A Venomous Tongue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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