This is an analysis of the poem Mowgli's Song Against People that begins with:

I will let loose against you the fleet-footed vines--
I will call in the Jungle to stamp out your lines!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabCXc ddeXXb XXXfXf bbeXXf aaXCXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101101101 101001001111 0111010 01111 10100010100 11001 0010111011011 0010111001111 10110110 101010 10100010100 11111 1111110111011 1101011101111 10110110 101101 10100010100 11111 10111011101001 11101110101101 10110110 1010100 10100010100 11111 110101101101 111001001111 0101111 01111 10100010100 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Mowgli's Song Against People;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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