This is an analysis of the poem Feed Like Cannibals that begins with:
An attempt to stop the bleeding,
Of their own blood...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcXXdefd cfaXfbfe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101010 0111 1100100001 010010 101000 11101 111000100 1101011001 111001101 1010100110110 0100100010 111011100 1011010 111111 1111100 1011111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- 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, their, own, they are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Feed Like Cannibals;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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