This is an analysis of the poem Neighbours that begins with:
I am the type you are supposed to fear
Black and foreign...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXX cdaceX bXeXXXfdg Xb Xfggcecf Xg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,9,2,8,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101110101 1110 1110 101010110 1101 1111 101101 11010 110111 11010 11100 1101 1111011 101111 001110 10100101 11 1100011 1011 1110 11010 1101110101 110100 11100 10110 1101 1111010 110010 1111 1101010 11100
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 31
- Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, you are repeated.
The author used the same word i 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 Neighbours;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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