This is an analysis of the poem Cui Bono that begins with:

1.
Why should we care for storms that rave and rend,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: X Xabbba X cccccc X deddde X fgfffg X hghhhg X iciXic X jcjjjc X jcjjjc X bXbbbX X kdkkkd X lbllXb X imiiim X Xncccn XXdcdddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1 1111111111 111111 0101111111 1111111111 1001010011 1100101 1 0011010111 1100101 01110101011 1101111101 1111001111 110111 1 0011011111 011111 0011011111 1101011101 00110101001 111111 1 0011011111 010111 11011100101 0111011101 1111010101 110111 1 0011110101 110101 1101111111 11000010101 1111011101 111111 1 0101110101 110101 0101111111 01010101010 01100111101 010101 1 0011011111 01101 0101010101 1011010101 1111010101 111101 1 1101011110 110111 01010100001 0101011001 1110110101 011111 1 0011110101 010111 011001101001 0101010101 11010010101 1101100 1 0101011111 011101 0101011101 1101010111 0100010111 010101 1 0011110111 010111 1011111000 0111111101 0111111100 111111 1 0011010111 110111 1111111101 0111011111 0101110111 111111 1 0100101110 010111 1101011011 1111111101 0011110101 010111 1 0011011111 111101 010010010011 1111010101 1111010111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 28
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 98
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, and, that, to, what are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, the, to are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Ada Cambridge