This is an analysis of the poem Flaunting Their Looting that begins with:

There is not a rock they can hide behind.
Not a boulder molded near the summit...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXX cbdbcXe XdebXaXccaXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111101 1010101010 0101 110111110 110101010 010100101 1010 110010111 11110 1 100001001 110 0010011010 1110010100 10101011 1000101110 111011011 011010 1 0111 011100101 0101 100101111 00101101 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 255
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; of, to are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase not connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Flaunting Their Looting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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