This is an analysis of the poem There Are Demons Needing To Feed that begins with:

Demons needing to feed on negativity,
Eventually devour themselves....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBbdbD eaeBDC eBDCDe ABCBdXbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 101001110100 0100001001 001101000 0011110101 00101101010011 111101111 11011101110 0110101 11101001 10100100 11101001 0111100 100101001 1011010101 1101001 0111100 100101001 1011010101 0110101 010010 101001110100 0100001001 001101000 0011110101 00101101 010 011 010100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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 There Are Demons Needing To Feed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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