This is an analysis of the poem Untainted Meat that begins with:

Where can anyone go today,
To sink their teeth......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC dddde dfggXg cfXhf fffXdgcgcfgcd ABC dhXgeXgc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,6,5,13,3,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101 0111 00101 110 1011 0101 1011 11000101 1110 111 10110 101111101 11001001 010101101 10011010 101010 11010 111010 1011100 1001 1111 11011 10101110100 10101 1010111110 11111101 110111 10101111 101101111 010111101 0101101011 1011101 11100101 0111 00101 111010 1100010 111010010 101110 1010101 11011101 11010010 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 Untainted Meat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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