This is an analysis of the poem Munchers On Nonsense To Crunch that begins with:

The munchers on nonsense to crunch,
Will nibble on crumbs......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCdC AXbXc XXbXbXX XXaBCdCbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011001 01011 0101 01 010101 01011001 0101 110101 01 11011 1 010011 1001 011101 00101 110110 001 0 11111 1011001 01011 0101 01 010101 1101 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; la is repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Munchers On Nonsense To Crunch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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