This is an analysis of the poem Decadent Trends that begins with:

To intellectualize a decadence meant to market,
With an enforcement of its acceptance......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XaXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000001001010 0101000010 1010111101101 1110101110101 1111010011100 01010011000101101 11100110 111010110101001 111110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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