This is an analysis of the poem What Creature Is This that begins with:

What creature is this,
That decides to begin explicit conflicts? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabcXcAbaXadXAdXeAcXcAeeaaacbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000 10100101010 1010100 11001001 1110100 010101 11000 010011 01001001010 1000010 1010101 0101000101 0011011010100 11000 1111010 100101010 0110101 11000 001101 110101 01110101 11000 0100110010 1100101 11000 1001 00101001 001 11001 10101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 906
  • Average number of words per stanza: 149
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of What Creature Is This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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