This is an analysis of the poem In The Mud Stuck that begins with:

You say,
You're stuck in a mud that sticks....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abCDeaXafd bCDeaXag AGfGDGAGDGdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,8,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1100111 11 11000110 1110111 11101 11101110 00101 0 01 11100111 11 11000110 1110111 1101 00101110 1101 0011 101110100 0011 11011101001 0011 101010 10011 101110100 0011 101010 10011 001 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of In The Mud Stuck;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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