This is an analysis of the poem The Stinging Of Them That Stuns that begins with:

When examining the shell of one's being,
It is the core within of experiences......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXbcbX ccbdcXea aXXcd eXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100010110 000101001000 1001001100101 111001011010 10101 11101 1110101 010111 1011111001 101011101 101001000101 0011101001 11 00100100101 01010101100 101000010 11010 111010 11100001 10010010 1010100001 001000100 01001 0101110 10100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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.

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

  • summary of The Stinging Of Them That Stuns;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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