This is an analysis of the poem He Panders To Europeans that begins with:

They make claims he's an opportunist!
And he panders to Europeans....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd aX bX Xe Xbbb bb bdce fe Xbge Xecah ghXebebf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,2,2,4,2,4,2,4,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111111010 111001010 11111101100 0111100110010001 011101 110111011 01010111 01101010 01101100 111001 01001010 01010101 010101 11011 0110011010 011101001001 1110111 101110 101101 111010 0111111 0111101 11011010000 11011011 111011 11001101011 110 110110 1110011010 10100010010 10011 1110110110001 0100110101 1110110110011 110101101101 010111010010 10111010 001110101 101001101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; they, of are repeated.

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

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  • summary of He Panders To Europeans;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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