This is an analysis of the poem The Hunger, The Anger And The Homelessness that begins with:

I'm sure they will remember how easy it was,
To take from others and then split....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXXcb cdXcc ABXbdc baXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 011001011001 01010111 01100100101 0010100001001000 1011011 1111 1110011101110 11110100100010 1110100111110 100110111101 11111100101 011001011001 01010111 11001100101 11010111100 0101010 01001010100 0110010100 1100101 110010 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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, i, their are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, the are repeated.

    The author used the same word i'm at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Hunger, The Anger And The Homelessness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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