This is an analysis of the poem Toxic that begins with:
Toxic!
That's what he is now called....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcXaXbdaebf eXg aXggd XXbbffXcXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,3,5,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10 111011 101 00110 0110111011 1111001 1111101 110010 1011101 111101101 0111010 0101111110 0101 1010010 11111010110 10 10 100101 10110 1001011 1 11111 111010 111011010 110101010011 1101101100 0010111 010 10010101 1011100011
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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- summary of Toxic;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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