This is an analysis of the poem Muddled Up And Befuddled Folks that begins with:

Manipulators eventually are beset with inner conflict.
And confused as to which foot they began to stand....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXba cdaaea dddbecXebdedb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010100100010101010 101101110101 11010000101 11010110010 11010100100111 1010100 10110001 1101101 1100101011 110101001110100 101011 10101010101 110110101 10110111001 01011101001 11001001110 010101100 1110101001 11110101010111 001110110001 101001101 0101101011 1010001101001 110101010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 267
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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, their are repeated.

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

  • summary of Muddled Up And Befuddled Folks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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