This is an analysis of the poem The Beast that begins with:

He was the bullman earlierm
King of the dish, my lucky animal....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdcaXde XXXeXc fXabXXgfbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,6,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 1001110100 10110001010 0110011 101100101100 1011111 01101100101 10110011 1110110 11011 110110 10010110 101000101010 0100111 0101 111011100 111011 110010010 1100110 110101110 1001010 01111101 11000111 0110110 10010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 262
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 The Beast;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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