This is an analysis of the poem The Big Parade that begins with:
Boadicea from the Bridge looked down,
And saw the Yankee tanks invade the town....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabXccddXaeeff bbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,3,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 10000111 1101010101 10010111 010101011 10111110111 11010111001 1101110111 0101010011 1111011 1101110101 11110111001 1111110001 1111010101 1111111101 1111000101 0101000101 1011
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 340
- Average number of words per stanza: 67
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Big Parade;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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