This is an analysis of the poem Funk Busters that begins with:

Rusting trust discussions,
Can not seem to hush......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCAA DeXddaeXcf DaXXXX ABCAAX gdcfddXdgXXABCAAfcccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,10,6,6,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 11101 11001010 110101 1010101110 1100101 11010001010 111010000 010101 11010110001 10100101010 0111101001011001 110101101 0100110101 011110100101 1100101 1110011101 01011000110010 1111101001001 1101011001001 010100010001 101010 11101 11001010 110101 1010101110 11100010 110111000 01111001101 101010110101110 11100011010011 0111111 110111101101 11010111101 1110011010001 0101111000 01111011010010 101010 11101 11001010 110101 1010101110 100111101 1010101 0010101 00101110111 001001010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 297
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; that, to, funk are repeated.

    The author used the same word they at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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