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

They wish to rule the world,
With strong fists that restrict....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCX DEXX DXEFDFD DXEFDFD DEX ABCXX dfdfd DXEFDFD DXEFdFD GG DXEFdFD dXEFdFDXGGGG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,7,3,5,5,7,7,2,7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 011101 11010 11110000 1011111 10111 1011010100 01000 1010 10000 11 11011 110 1110 101101 1110 10000 11 11011 110 1110 101101 1011111 10111 101101010001000 110101 011101 11010 111 10000 10 11011 10 11110 10101 1010 10000 11 11011 110 1110 101101 1110 10000 11 11011 10 1110 101101 0100100000110 0100100000110 1110 10000 11 11011 10 1110 101101 10 10000 11 11011 10 1110 101101 0100100000110 0100100000110 0100100000110 0100100000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 69
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; they, with, restricting, dominionistic, ideal, wishes are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word they 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 wishes is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word control at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Dominionistic;
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