This is an analysis of the poem Weary Will that begins with:
WEARY WILL by A.B. "Banjo" Paterson
The strongest creature for his size ... 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: a bcbc dede fafa bebe agag cece bhbh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 100111000100 01010101 1101110 11010101 0100011 11011101 1101110 11011111 1111010 010010101 0101010 000010001 0101010 110101010 0101110 110101010 1101010 11010111 0111110 11110101 0101010 010010101 0111010 11010101 0111110 11010011 0101110 11010111 1101010
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
- Average number of words per stanza: 20
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, he are repeated.
The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Weary Will;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
