This is an analysis of the poem Madmen that begins with:
They say you can jinx a poem
if you talk about it before it is done....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbcd ebaffa ggXXbXhi dXbdbX cdeXbddXghif
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,8,6,12,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11111010 01101001001 0110111011 1100101 1011110101 10111001 1100101010 1011011010 10111001 10100110 0010010011101 1000110110 111001011 0110011 011010100 11110101111 01001101 11010011 1110011001 1111011001 0011101 010110010 11101101010001 11011110010 10011000010 111101 1111101 10101100111 1010110101 11111101 01010001011 01011111 101001 0010111 10110111011 101010110 10111010010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 275
- Average number of words per stanza: 54
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, you, that are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words if, the are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Madmen;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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