This is an analysis of the poem Cait Couldn'T Wait To Bait that begins with:

I am...
Outraged! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXbcXXd XedX fdXXghadiiii X decjhhdhfdh X dcibcjXe iX ij XX Xeci bdcagciX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,4,12,1,11,1,8,2,2,2,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 1 010001 11011 1100110 10111101 11101 1110000100 1 11010100 11 1111011 11 010010010 10011 011010 110101010100 1111 1011101 011010 1100 1100101010110 101110101 101110 111111011 110011 011011 1110101 01011010 10110010010101 1 1011 1111 1110111 11101111 1101 1111101 10110101 11100101010 010110100100 1101010 1100101 1010110 11110 101011001101 1111110 011101110010 111110 110 1 11010111 1 110101 1010010101 0010001101 1000 1100 110110101100 110110100111 0010011100 000101010 01001011 00100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; or, he are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase do connects the lines.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Cait Couldn'T Wait To Bait;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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