This is an analysis of the poem Like It's Mixed With Yeast that begins with:

Feed my ego,
Let it lift......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBBcX ABBBb CDBB CDBB CDABAB CDABABB dbb ABBB ABBB AEaEaEaEXABB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,4,4,6,7,3,4,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 101 10101 1010101 1011101 001001 1110 101 10101 1010101 111110100 1011101 00111 111110 111001 1011101 00111 111110 111001 1011101 00111 1110 101 1110 101 1011101 00111 1110 101 1110 101 10101 1 010101 11110100 1110 101 10101 10110101010101 1110 101 10101 10110101010101 1110 111101001 11110 111101001 11110 111101001 10110 111101001 1110 101 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, my, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words like, i are repeated.

    The author used the same words feed, i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same words bit, eat at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Like It's Mixed With Yeast;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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