This is an analysis of the poem Austerity Inflicted that begins with:
Greed that addicts,
And promises of returning......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabcXad ecbecc cXXXXed
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 11000010 0111000100100 1001010 0110010 1010010 11001011101 1011101 101001011 1101011010 111110001 0010001011 10101100 1111101 100 11010 1100101011101 0010100101100 1101101001001 00100110101101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 243
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Austerity Inflicted;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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