This is an analysis of the poem Knee Deep In Polluted Crude that begins with:

Disheveled and all in upheaval,
Amongst a slop nobody mops......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcBbC DCEcBbC XcFGcBbCdFG DCEDaX DDXABcBbCdD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,11,6,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110010 01011111 1 01000111 1 0100100101 1100101 1010101 11001 1 01000111 1 0100100101 01101010 1001001011 1110011100 001011011 1 01000111 1 0100100101 1 1110011100 001011011 1100101 1010101 11001 1100101 1010 01001 1100101 1100101 010110010 01011111 1 01000111 1 0100100101 011000101 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Knee Deep In Polluted Crude;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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