This is an analysis of the poem Those Who Shake A Tail Feather that begins with:

Are those who shake a tail feather,
In more control than those......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110110 010111 101110 101 1001 1111 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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  • summary of Those Who Shake A Tail Feather;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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