This is an analysis of the poem From Its Hypnotic Misdeeds that begins with:

Impoverish,
To make predictions...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXXbcbaXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 01010 00101 010010101 01 1110010 11011 11100 10100 011111 00101010 0001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 278
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of From Its Hypnotic Misdeeds;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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