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

Do you know Fred? Now there's a man to know
These days when politics are in the air, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcd ececadXd eeeefefe Xeceadad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110101 1111011001 1100010011 0101010101 1101011111 1111010001 1101010101 1101011001 1111110101 1111011111 1111011101 1001010111 11010010001 1101111101 1111010101 11110001001 1101101111 1101111111 1111011101 11001010001 1101011111 1101010111 1111010101 1111011101 1111111101 0111010101 1011110111 1101010101 0101010111 0110110111 1001010111 1101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 345
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase fred connects the lines.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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