This is an analysis of the poem Lost To Foreclosure that begins with:

You need more flavor in your beef.
Unconscious actions, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcbdad XbcXdXcacc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110011 11010 1110 100111 01110 01001 101110 0101011 110101 11010 11111 01101 01110 010010 10101 1111 0101101 01111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Lost To Foreclosure;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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