This is an analysis of the poem 'Compel Them To Come In' that begins with:
I was a beggar of most evil fame,
Uncleanly, ragged, full of sores and scars:...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abacb cdcdd efeff dddXd XdXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1101001101 1001010111 10011101 0111111101 100101110101 0101000111 11010100101 01101111 0101111101 1010101110011 0101110111 1001011101 01010101 101101011 010101110110 0110100101 11101011111 11010101 1101110100 1110110010111 11010100111 1101111101 0111011101 11010110111 1100111000011
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; and, with are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of 'Compel Them To Come In';
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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