This is an analysis of the poem Prophets that begins with:
Prophets have light
Screwed tight in their eyes. They cannot see the darkness...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbcdaedadc fXdgfX XagaefXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,6,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1011 110111101010 0111111111 11110011001 1111110111 11100101111 111010 110100 1001 1111010 11001 1111110010100101 111001010 0111001 10101001 00111101010110101010 00100001010 0001111100101010 10100101001 10100100010 0010010001111001 01011010 0111000101 01001001001010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
- Average number of words per stanza: 43
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; their, of, his are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Prophets;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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