This is an analysis of the poem Mini Kingdoms Within A State That Bragged that begins with:

Reality comes to hit hard,
Munipalities....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaXabX XXbXXXXb XbaaabXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001011 10000 1011010 1010010111 011100 1011 0011010110 001110010 0010111101 1001100110 00110101110 01011101011 01010110 11000101110 11101 1010010010010 11110111 10100110 00100010010101 1111101 0101011101 1101001010111 0110111101 10100111 011100101100000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 305
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Mini Kingdoms Within A State That Bragged;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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