This is an analysis of the poem Shape Shifters that begins with:

Tears and denials at trials of shape shifters,
One day professing their Christian ways....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXaa aabaaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110101100110 110101101 111101 0101101 1110101101 010101001 1101011111 10100101000 111011101 1010011 00101010101 101110111 10001011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Shape Shifters;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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