This is an analysis of the poem Conceit that begins with:
It is conceit that kills us
and makes us cowards instead of gods.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xa XX aXX XXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,3,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0001111 111100101 100101111111110 11011001101001010100010001010101 11100111101111010101 11111000010111101 110010110010 111011 1110111101 11101100101001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 10
- Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 10
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; self, fatally, know, myself, we are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word now is repeated.
The author used the same word now 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 Conceit;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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