This is an analysis of the poem Fatal Consequences that begins with:

Finding others to ridicule,
Because of the way they speak....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccccde XXecc dXXbdcXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100101 0100111 110101 001001001010 1101101011001 0 101001101010 001001011010 0010010010010100 10011011000 1001110 01000101 1011 101000111001 0011000101 0010000101011 1001101001 1001101 1100011101010 11011010011110 01010010110110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 273
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Fatal Consequences;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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