This is an analysis of the poem Africa that begins with:
The sun sought thy dim bed and brought forth light,
The sciences were sucklings at thy breast; ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaabbbbcdcddd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 0111111111 0100010111 1101110101 1111110101 1101011101 1101011100 0011110101 1001100101 0101001101 10010111001 1011010011 1101010101 1101011101 0101010001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 620
- Average number of words per stanza: 108
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thy is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
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- summary of Africa;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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