This is an analysis of the poem Criticized For Being A Dog that begins with:

If a young hungry dog,
Is shown and known to bare its teeth......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbXabbccbbba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 001101 01110101 1110010010 0010011 0101011001 1010101101 010101001 110111001 1111000101 1000011101 110100101 10011110 101101001 0100010111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 532
  • Average number of words per stanza: 99
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to, they are repeated.

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  • summary of Criticized For Being A Dog;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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