This is an analysis of the poem Where To Bathe And What To Eat! that begins with:

Some choose to mask their insecurities,
By use of excuses and insults......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcc DBABEAcfA BAD DB BAD ABEAfAXXb BAD agaX XX BADbbgcX BADdhhd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,9,3,2,3,9,3,4,2,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1101110100 110010101 00110010100 10010001 010010001 101110100 10010011011010 11010111011 101010 10111001 1111101 100001 101010010 100001001 11110111 100101101001 1011101 101110100 10010011011010 11110111 100101101001 1011101 11010111011 101010 10111001 1111101 100001101010010 100001001 1010110100 0100100100 11111001 11110111 100101101001 1011101 11110010110110 1010101101 0100101 11110010001100 01100010100 1111101001010 11110111 100101101001 1011101 11011100100 11011 0010001 11011 0101101111 11110111 100101101001 1011101 101011110 1101001 10110001001 111010011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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.

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

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

    The author used the same word there at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Where To Bathe And What To Eat!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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