This is an analysis of the poem Stagnated Eruptions that begins with:

Stagnated eruptions,
Entrusted to dysfunctions rusted....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACB XabdaX abedX ABACBXXXeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 010001010 010010 1011000101 01010010001 10011001010 1100101001 1010110010 10111001111 110010100010 00111100 10101011001 01001001001 01011101 11111010110 1000110101 110010 010001010 010010 1011000101 01010010001 10001110010 01010011 010010010 1 0010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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, and, for are repeated.

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

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

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