This is an analysis of the poem With A Mouth Full Of Foot that begins with:

Someone will be faulted,
For not beating around the bush....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbb caX ccbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 11100101 1111010010010 001010 001101 11110011 111010 1010111 100101010 1100 101101010 010010011001 001100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of With A Mouth Full Of Foot;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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