This is an analysis of the poem Preface that begins with:
First, plain speech in the mother tongue.
Hearing it, you should be able to see...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXba cXXb XXdef ecbXd Xffc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,5,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11100101 1001101001 10101001001 1000101010 1010111100 0101110 011100010 011110111 1101101111 010111010100 100101100101 010110110 10011101 100110110 10011101 1010001010 1010111011 1101011111 11011011000 1010111011 11101111 10110001011
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; it, you are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Preface;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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