This is an analysis of the poem Mud Throwing Grudgeons that begins with:

It is incredulous to me,
The number of people I had regarded......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEX fbbXXd eghhhbbf fhdcg ABCDEXXhfhhdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,8,5,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00010001 01001011010 1101100100 0101000011 1010010010010 10100010100100 11011010100 0110111101 11011001110111 0001011110100 1010100100010 11010100111101010 110 10101111001 101010101 10010011101010 101100 1011101011010 11000101010 1101010001001 11 0100001 011110111 1001001001101010 101001111 00010001 01001011010 1101100100 0101000011 1010010010010 10100010100100 00110010001100 1111000101 11010001110 011111010 11001000110100 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to, i, with are repeated.

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

  • summary of Mud Throwing Grudgeons;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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