This is an analysis of the poem Those Catty Backstabbers that begins with:

Those catty backstabbers,
Can spit out hair balls......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAAB XAAB Xcc dedd XAABeXcdBdff BXXBe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,4,12,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100 11111 001011 0010101 110100 11111 001011 0010101 01010 10100110 111010101 11011101010 1101 101101 001011 10100 11111 001011 0010101 1 1101110011 01010 11110111 11010001 1010 0010001 1011100 11010001 00101010 100000100 11010001 10010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Those Catty Backstabbers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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