This is an analysis of the poem Victimized And Poisoned that begins with:

The beast with feasting eyes...
Devours souls unrelenting....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcccaXddbXcccXddXaceecae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 01011010 11010111 110101010 10101010 1000100101 010110101 1101 11011110 01001 1001011110 1101 11001 010011110101 1010101 11110101 01101 10101 11101 01001101 10110101101 11111101001 111110101 1110101 011001 1010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 873
  • Average number of words per stanza: 147
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as is repeated.

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

  • summary of Victimized And Poisoned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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