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

Bad mouthing others,
Seems to be always done by those......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaab aaXc dabcb cbaXXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 10011111 10111101 011010010 011101 11010100 010100010 101000101 1100010 00111101101 101101010 011010010 101011011010 1110001010 11101100110 00100100110 001001110010 00111110101 1101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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