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

See how efficient it still is,
how it keeps itself in shape—...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbac adaXee dcdeeXbXX eeXadX aXbedc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,9,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010 1010101 110010 110001010100 1100010111 0111010 11110110 011010010 1101 1010100101 11001101010 10101010 11010100010 11011010 1101010101 1010111011 01110101010 1010 01100010 0010100 100010010 010101110 11111 01101010 001010010010100 100100110 0111011100 001010100 11011 0101011 11010001010 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; how, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word how is repeated.

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

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