This is an analysis of the poem Seeped In Treason that begins with:

Overdosed and roasted,
By those who shed skin...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdcdedddXaaXXadbcdXdcbdXea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 29,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110 11111 111011 1111010 110001010 1011001110 01111010 111111001 101001110011 11110101 0101001101 0010101101 1010001111 100100000101 00111001 11010101 1100101011111 0010100010101111 10011001010 1010001 1110101 010010101001 10 1010110001 10101 1110111111 01111 101010 101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1061
  • Average number of words per stanza: 177
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Seeped In Treason;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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