This is an analysis of the poem Molester Lusting that begins with:

Good fortune can leave anyone to bleed.
When the materialism of its worship, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCX dEB XFde FAFEFcFG FAFEFcFH ABCX hdEBd FAFEFcFGXFAFEFcFH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,8,8,4,5,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101110001 100100100010 10111000 001010 10111 1101011 01010111 1111101 1001010 0101010 10100101101 1001010 101 1001010 0111 1001010 100 1001010 010001 1001010 101 1001010 0111 1001010 100 1001010 101 0101110001 100100100010 10111000 001010 1 10111 1101011 01010111 10001010101 1001010 101 1001010 0111 1001010 100 1001010 010001 1001010 101 1001010 0111 1001010 100 1001010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

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  • summary of Molester Lusting;
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  • history of its creation;
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