This is an analysis of the poem Balled Fists In Fits that begins with:

Balled fists in fits of rage displayed,
To shake away a pain......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEDE EeeEeXeXXABCDEDE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 010101 10001110100 1111 011111010 1111 010101011010001 010100100101011 1011111110100 1010101010100 010100100101011 101001110001 100101010001 00111001101 01101101011010 11010101 010101 10001110100 1111 011111010 1111 010101011010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 300
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, have are repeated.

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  • summary of Balled Fists In Fits;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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