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

Man, I suck me tooth when I hear
How dem croptime fiddlers lie,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdXXedXfgfg eeXXdfXabhXachfhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 11101001 10101111 1110011 1111101 11011010 11100111 10101001 11001111 1101110 11001101 01111010 001101001 11011010 1110111 1110111 11111001 10111110 0111111 11111011 11001001 0101001 111101011 1011100 0100011 11111001 00100101 11011101 101111001 0100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 328
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; me, i are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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