This is an analysis of the poem Belly of the Beast that begins with:
Here again
at the edge of what was,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XX Xa aX XX b bX X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,1,2,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101 101011 01011 1010110 01011 10 10101 0101011010 11011 111111 110010 11011
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 38
- Average number of words per stanza: 8
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Belly of the Beast;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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