This is an analysis of the poem Smut that begins with:
Smut!
Isn't that what you want? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaabaa acXcaXa daddXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 001111 1110001010 11101010 111110 1010111 1111010 011101 1010101 1110101 1111 11110 100101101 1101 10101110010 111100 011001 100110 1101000111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 19
- 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; you is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Smut;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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