This is an analysis of the poem Show Lots Of Teeth that begins with:

A race of people...
Historically intended, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbacdeXbfc ebgcggdehe edhfX ccdXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,10,5,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010 01000010 001100100 1110001 1100011 1100100 11100101 01010001110 10110110001100 101001001101 01100100101010 111 1111011001 0110111111 11111111001 1110110100 011010010111 11010010010001 0011110010 10101100101 0111010010 10101001 1010110001 0010001 00111010 0010000101 1010101101011 10001011 10101100100 1110010101010 1101 01011 11101101 111101011101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 327
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; and, they, to are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase others connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Show Lots Of Teeth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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