This is an analysis of the poem Trojans that begins with:
Our efforts are those of the unfortunate;
our efforts are like those of the Trojans....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaac ccc bXXX bXXba XXXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,4,5,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011000100 1101110010 1110111 101100111 0110111 1101110111 010001011 01010111011 1101110010 101101010110 1010010100 111110110 1101101 11011101010 1101010101 1110101 10010101 10011101001 101010101010 0100101000111 100111100111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 21
- 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; we, us, and, our are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words our, we are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines us is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Trojans;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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