This is an analysis of the poem Saddled And Strapped To Traps that begins with:

Perceptions are usually fed by concepts.
What is envisioned seldom results, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabc dXbc eeXX dddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011001110 100101001 001000100000101 111010011100 01 00101001 11001011010 00010101001 100001111 01 1111110 11011101 11110111 11011001100 110110111 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; what is repeated.

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  • summary of Saddled And Strapped To Traps;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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