This is an analysis of the poem Reality Bites With A Painful Sting that begins with:

Flaunting our possessions,
With obsessessed aggressions......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXcd Xaeabff eagddaggag XehhgbbcXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,10,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 01000010 10001110 0101011000 110010001 001010011 101001111 10100010 11110 00111 1111101 101101 010010101 0100100101 1010100011001001 1 101100111000100 010001010011100100 10101010 111011 11010001011011001 011001 11101 1001010010001001 110110101010 0110101 1011010010110011 1001000010001 111010101010 0101 01010110101 11111010 10111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 243
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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.

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

  • summary of Reality Bites With A Painful Sting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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