This is an analysis of the poem Rattlesnake Mountain Fable I that begins with:

Rounded to a wide eyed clownishness
Crowned by the shifting bravado...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXabbXXXXcaXdcXdaXbad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100011100 11010010 00111 0101101 010111110 1010100100 11110100 1101011000 11001010101 0111000101 110001 1001010 11110101 111001010100 01110111 010110001 01110101 101010101 11100101 010101000 00101110 11010101 101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 803
  • Average number of words per stanza: 143
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • 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 in is repeated.

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

  • summary of Rattlesnake Mountain Fable I;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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