Shaemus by Conrad Potter Aiken: poem analysis

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

We will go no more to Shaemus, at the Nip,
for sly innuendo and an Oporto Flip, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eeee ffgg ffhh bbee Xbbgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 10111010101 110010111001 0111010111 01001011101 10011100101 1011011101 010111101010 10110111110 01001010101 11111110101 110101110110 11011111010 1101001111 1101011001 0111011101 1101010111 10111100010 10111110110 1001000101 1101010101 11010010101 10111011111 1101010101 0100010111 11001100101 01110111001 1001010101 010100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; man, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, as are repeated.

    The author used the same word and 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 Shaemus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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