This is an analysis of the poem Once Mild Mannered that begins with:

Dichotomous moments of anonymous use,
To accuse certain groups of animal abuse......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaacbcaab XX DeAaafXegg DeAFBeBG FBeBG FBeBGXGB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,2,10,8,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010001001 001101010001 01010101 01010100100 1000101010100 00101011101 10110101 10000001001001 11100011010101 100110101 011100100101 1 11111 001010010 1 101 1011 0011 10111010 1001 1 10001 11100111 001010010 1 101 111010 110 1 101 1101001 111010 110 1 101 1101001 111010 110 1 101 1101001 1101001 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • 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 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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they're is repeated.

    The author used the same words with, once at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines attack is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word attack at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Once Mild Mannered;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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