This is an analysis of the poem Pass The Shell Cracker! that begins with:

With just a touch of radiation...
Tinged to contaminate minds exist....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXa cXbcbaa XXabXX bX XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,6,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101010 100101101 10000100 110010100 1101 11101 01011 10110111111 11010101 1011010 100001 11011 1 10110 1 111101001111 10100 1110101 110111101010 111011010 1110111010 10010001001010 111010000111 0111111010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; we is repeated.

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

  • summary of Pass The Shell Cracker!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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