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

You could drive out of this country
and attack the world with your ambition,...

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: XaXbXacbdXeafceggbdcggXafXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110010 1010101010 011010 0111000010010 00101111 1001101 100001010 01101001010 10111 1101110010 101010111110 101001101 01100101 1110111111 11001110 0101001010 010101111 0001000100010 100100010010 10111011 111110 1010101 10101011 0111111 1111011 001110101 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 943
  • Average number of words per stanza: 170
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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