This is an analysis of the poem Fed On Contradiction that begins with:
If you've only read,
One of my poems......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXXabXc bcbdaXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 01101 10110 11000 10100 1100101 110 1001 111010 11101 11010 1101 11110 1 11110 011011
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 19 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Fed On Contradiction;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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