This is an analysis of the poem Hoofs Of A Demon that begins with:

Sugar free...
Are these words splurted....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXb CdXc befeg bbhbbfii Cffbc XfXedd jhj fbXgXffh AXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,8,5,6,3,8,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 11110 10010 10101111 10100011 010100 1011111 010101001101 100011110101 1111110111 101100110101 1011001111 0010110101111 11001 101011011 1100100 11010101 1011001 10101010 100101101 1011011011 10100011 1010110010 0011101 10111 101101 1011000 110010 001 10110111 101001 101011 10010111 11010 1110111 101111 1100111 101100101000 101001 1010010 1011011 1111 010100 101 1011010 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; you, to are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hoofs Of A Demon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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