This is an analysis of the poem 'Ned' that begins with:

When Ned was a neophyte nobody heeded him.
No man could prophesy, none could foretell... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc defegg chhXcc fadaii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101111101 1111001101 1101110100101 1011101001 11100110011011 001001001101 0100100100100 1001001001 111010011010 11101011011 1111011110010 110110110110 111010111110 111011010010 110010110110 11001111001 11111011101 111101001011 1110010111110 11101011011 1101101110100 1011001001 101001001001 01011101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 281
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word in is repeated.

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

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

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