This is an analysis of the poem Savage Mentalities that begins with:

Is there another way to undo,
Betrayal without awaiting proof...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcXc DefXgfefXdg DceeeeXagfehgXggh XfifXgfX ga XXhXXgii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,11,17,8,2,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101001 010010101 010010001 1010010 00100010 00100010 010101 001101 1010100010 110101000 10100101 1100101 11001 1010001 0101101 11001 001101 010101 10110001 100011 1100111 111001 110100 0010100 10101 10010 010 0100101 11010110 111111 0110101 0101000100 11 1101000100 111010 010101 010 101 1011010 101 11001001 01100 110010 11 1 1 10 010101 101 11011 10001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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  • summary of Savage Mentalities;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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