This is an analysis of the poem The Colonists that begins with:
We have heard a voice that calls us -
A voice that bids us go -...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabaXbcb cdcd caca ceceXfXf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101111 011111 0111110 0010111 1101110 100111 10101010 011101 11101010 111111 0111010 010111 1111010 111101 10101010 011111 1101010 010101 1111110 110101 1101010 011111 10101010 011101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; voice, that, us, flag, we, land, way are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, for are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Colonists;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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