This is an analysis of the poem Too Satisfied Just To Nibble that begins with:

Strange are those days,
I see changing....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcD EFG ABcD HDhdca EFG ABcD HDHDHIJ ABcD HDHDHIJ jXDDDAAAIJ
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,6,3,4,7,4,7,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1110 1 11101 110101011 10101 10111000111 1111 1110 1 11101 11010011 11110 010011 11110 110 01001111010 110101011 10101 10111000111 1111 1110 1 11101 11010011 11110 11010011 11110 11010011 11 111011010 1111 1110 1 11101 11010011 11110 11010011 11110 11010011 11 111011010 11011010 00101010111110 00101010111110 00101010111110 0010 0010 0010 11 111011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, in, heavens are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines nibble, limits, heavens are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word nibble at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Too Satisfied Just To Nibble;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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