This is an analysis of the poem Smittenisticness that begins with:

That sugar coating you behold,
Shows an eroding corrosion....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abXXc XXbbcXXbaX ccXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,10,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11010010 101 1110101 10100100 1111 1010000 11010 011110010 111 100 0110 0001010 11010010110 1101101111 1 1000011100100001 1101001010110001010 111010100001111001 110111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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