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

Most are scandal driven and bitter people.
Undermining behind the scenes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXb cabXXX dXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11101011010 10100101 10101100 00111010 0101101 010001 11010110 110110101 0011110 0010011101 01000101010 000101011 11101 10001011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; they is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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