This is an analysis of the poem Feeding The Monsters that begins with:

A shift in blame is in full force.
And those responsible, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCADX ddbXd ABCADX eceff fadX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010011 110100 1010010 101 1000101 011000 1110 100100110 100010 1100001 010101001 01010011 110100 1010010 101 1000101 011000 11000 1101011101010 1100110 110101 011011011 10011 11011 110010 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; in, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Feeding The Monsters;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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