This is an analysis of the poem Brutal that begins with:

I don't sauté what I say,
With puffed up fluff! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbC XXbdaEBbC XCCC FFFFEEggdghheceXccc XCCC FFFFEEXeaEBC XCCCAaXaeaXcec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,4,19,4,12,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 0111 111101 1110 11101010 110101 010010101 11100111 11111101 011111 11101 101011 1110 11101010 1110 1101010 1110 1111 101001 101101 11010101 11011 0011101 011101 01110101 11111 101011 110110 11110111 10111 11111110 01 1 1111 11100101 10110 11101010 1110 1101010 1110 1111 101001 101101 11010101 11011 0011101 1100100111 0010100111101 111111 011111 11101 1110 11101010 1110 1101010 1110 111111 1101 011001 11 11 11 1110100 11110 1111001 0010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 66
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; i, and, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word brutal at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Brutal;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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