This is an analysis of the poem Sickened By The Wicked And Kicked that begins with:

So many moaning thrown under the bus.
And overdosed by phonies......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXB XC XD EFEE GG H AXB XC XD H EF HH EE GG HG iccHcHcH XcXdiBiBiBiCCX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,2,4,2,1,3,2,2,1,2,2,2,2,2,8,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011001 1101110 11001 1101110 1101 101110 11101 1111010 0101 0111010 01111 1101001111 0111011101 10101011001 1101011001 1101110 11001 1101110 1101 101110 11101 10101011001 1111010 0101 10101011001 10101011001 0111010 01111 1101001111 0111011101 10101011001 1101001111 1111 1101 1 10101011001 1 10101011001 1 10101011001 1101110 1101 101110 11101 1 10101011 1 10101011 1 10101011 1 101010 101010 101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; by, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word sickened is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines rear, wicked are repeated).

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

  • summary of Sickened By The Wicked And Kicked;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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