This is an analysis of the poem Risk that begins with:
Peddling influence
Among thieves...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbbcacddXdb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100100 011 110011010 11010 10100101 10100100 1101110010 1001110100 111100 001101110 1 0100001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 313
- Average number of words per stanza: 48
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Risk;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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