This is an analysis of the poem Foot In Mouth Disease that begins with:

My foot in mouth disease has healed.
Now when I speak......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb cdc bXa XcXXada
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11010111 1111 1111111001 1001 101001101 111010110 110111010101 10100010 101111010 1110101 011110100 11010011010 11111101 11001010100 1011010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Foot In Mouth Disease;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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