This is an analysis of the poem The Donald that begins with:

Donald Trump,
May be a lump of burning coal......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcXbXdecd cXXaeb X cdbcdXXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,6,1,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 10010101 1010 111011010 110101 0010101101 11011110 1101010110101101 1100101100 1111011010 11110101100101 010000111 0110110101100 00100101101001 00101101101 101000001010 1111110001011 1111011000101011 11100101010100 10110110 0101010100010 11110110111001 1 0101010010101 1100101001101 0010001101011 01011011010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 279
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, it are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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