This is an analysis of the poem Gutter Of Debt that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXab acdXbaXe X XedeceXdaXcdaXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,1,15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101001010 01001111110 1111000011010 010111101 10101010100 010 0101010100101 110011100010 100101010010001 11000111010010 01101 1110110 011101 00111100101010 11101001011 1111111010001000 0100010101010 1010101010010101 1100100011010 01010101001001 11110111110111 0111111101 110111001101 1010100111010 1111111111000 0110011010 111010100 1111011 00010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; to, in, we, not are repeated.

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

  • summary of Gutter Of Debt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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