This is an analysis of the poem State Of Emergency that begins with:

Vacant minds.
Fat behinds....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAABACDEA FDFCEE AAABACDEA FDFCEE XXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,9,6,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 101 1000010 11011 010011 1010 1001 1011101 0110100 00100100 0101101 010010001010100 01011 10110010 10111111 101 101 1000010 11011 010011 1010 1001 1011101 0110100 00100100 0101101 010010001010100 01011 10110010 10111111 101001 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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  • summary of State Of Emergency;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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