This is an analysis of the poem Ideals Rusting From Distrustful Deeds that begins with:

We're on the edge of a bottomless pit.
Those conflicted in transit opposition to this......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcc ded adbdfd Xdg gegfbgfXg XXgXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,6,3,9,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1101001001 1010010101000 11010001 0010001 010101101 111011110 1011101101 0100110001 101001011 011100100 011100101 10110100 1101101010010 11011 01110001 0011000101 101010001101 1101100 1111011 10111010100 1010100 001010010001 001010100010 11 010111 111101101 1101001 00100010110 10101101 01010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Ideals Rusting From Distrustful Deeds;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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