This is an analysis of the poem See The Bite Marks On My Hands? that begins with:

If there is anything to learn...
Do not prepare a festival, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXXbXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 11010100 1101001010000 0111011 010110 1100100101000 1110110 0100000100101 010111 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 349
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; that is repeated.

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

  • summary of See The Bite Marks On My Hands?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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