This is an analysis of the poem Defeating...That Beast that begins with:

You've begun...to defeat,
That beast that's come to be....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAA ABAA XaXacaaadd ABAA ABAA XAaAXXaAaaX ABAA ABAA EACA EACA EACAXEACa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,10,4,4,11,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001 111100 11000010 1100010 110001 111100 11000010 1100010 10101011 1001 1011010101 10001 10111101 10101 1010111 1001 1011010 1101010 110001 111100 11000010 1100010 110001 111100 11000010 1100010 110010 10001 110101 110001 11111011 1100011 101011010 110001 101001 110001100 11010110 110001 111100 11000010 1100010 110001 111100 11000010 1100010 110101 10001 1101010 10001 1110101 10001 11101010 10001 110101 10001 1101010 10001 1110101 10001 11101010 11001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; to, you've, defeat, and are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word you've at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words it, beast at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Defeating...That Beast;
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  • history of its creation;
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