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

For man's support I came at first from earth,
But man perverts the purpose of my birth;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeXcaaffgghhffiiiiggggggjjXXccccgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 42,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101111101 1101010011 0101011111 1101110001 0101010111 1101011101 0101010111 1101110101 1111110101 10010001101 10111101100 11001100111 1101110101 11010111001 011011111 0101010101 0111010101 0101011101 1101000101 1101010101 1101010011 0101010101 010010010101 01101101001 1111010101 11110101001 1101011001 1101111101 01010010101 0101010101 1100010001 1101000101 0111011101 10111111001 1101011100 0100010101 0101000101 0111110101 1110010101 0101010111 0101010101 1110110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1846
  • Average number of words per stanza: 326
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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