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

I've been battered,
And shattered by it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXacadbbabXbdABeXXbXce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 11010 10110100101 11 11111101110 0110 1011101 111111 1101011101 1110 111101 01111 11101001 10101010 1010 11010 1101111 01010010 0101000 11111010 111100 11111101 00100010011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 655
  • Average number of words per stanza: 123
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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