This is an analysis of the poem Vultures that begins with:

FOUL-FEATHERED and scald-necked,
They sit in evil state;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabc Xcdb dXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 110101 110111 111101 011111 0001001 110111 010101 100101 110101 111101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Vultures;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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