This is an analysis of the poem Crooks that begins with:
It may be a little harsh,
To label what they do as such....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaabXbXbXXcbdXXXbbXbebbXebXbcXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 31,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0100101 01011111 0101001 110110100 000111000 011 10110011 011001 1010100 101110 11110 0100011001010 101 11 0111100001 01101 1100111 011011110 1101001010 0101010 1010001110 01010100 10100010010 1101110 1001011101 11110 11101 1001110 101 01011000 1011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 928
- Average number of words per stanza: 149
- Amount of lines: 31
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word in is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Crooks;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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