This is an analysis of the poem Pure Swine that begins with:
They stand for nothing and wish for less.
With wealth of culture......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbccbdXb bbddcbcbaa ba XXbeXcXd cXdce
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,10,2,8,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111101111 01010 100110100011 11010101 00010101 1001110001 111111011 11011 010111 10101101 101001001 1010101 101010110101 101101010 111010001 11101 11010111 1010101 0111101 111100010 100100 100110010 111001000 1100110 100100101 111111011 1001010001 110010 1010011 10101101 110010111 11001 10101 1100011
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 34
- 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; for is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Pure Swine;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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