This is an analysis of the poem Nostalgic Droppings that begins with:
Surplus nonsense shoveled over,
To display another side of the same crap laid! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXabXXcbXcXaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 10101010 001010100111 010100100 111110010 1001111011101 11101011 0010101101101 111011 0101010 1101001 1011010 011010 1 11101 01001010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 512
- Average number of words per stanza: 86
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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; that is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Nostalgic Droppings;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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