This is an analysis of the poem Basket Cases that begins with:
Those who have obtained fame and notoriety,
By defaming the characters of others......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaabaaXXXaabaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 111011110100 11000100010 011111010 1101 001101001011 1011010011 10001001011 10100101 111 1010 101011001110100 11100 110111000110100 0010011101101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 539
- Average number of words per stanza: 85
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Basket Cases;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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