This is an analysis of the poem With An Edible Feeding Of Nonsense that begins with:

Some people believe they are above and not equal.
With abilities to steal and thieve....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXB cbde Bbbc bXeaXbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100111011110 001000111 11011111 0101 1111010 1101010111 11011111101 11011110010 011101 1111010 11001 01010 1001011010001 11111101101 01110110100101 1110100 1111000 0110101101 011001001001 0010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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  • summary of With An Edible Feeding Of Nonsense;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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