This is an analysis of the poem The Barefooted Boys that begins with:
I.
By the sword of St. Michael...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X abXbcacad X efefcdGdD X hahaGXddD X bdddXaXad
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,9,1,9,1,9,1,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 1010110 01101 11001 101011 111101 100101 101101 101101 0010001 1 1010010 01001 1011010 101111 101101 11001 01001 101101 0010001 1 100101 101001 11101 011001 01001 101110 0100110 01001 0010001 1 01001 101111 101101 111001 101001 101001 101011 1001001 0110001
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 40
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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 Barefooted Boys;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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