This is an analysis of the poem Baited With Sweet Talk that begins with:

Baited with sweet talk she thought,
Sugared and creamed... ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbcXdcbeXeeXaAada
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001111 1011 111010 0110011001011 110010101 1010110 110101 110010 111101 11101100010 111 110100110101 1101 0001010010101 1001111 101010110101 11010100100 11001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 649
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; she is repeated.

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  • summary of Baited With Sweet Talk;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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