This is an analysis of the poem Anonymous Drawing that begins with:

A delicate young Negro stands
With the reins of a horse clutched loosely in his hands;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccddXXXaedeffgghhggbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01001101 001001110001 11000111100111010010 011 01010101011 010010010100111 1010101100101 0111101111011 10110101101000010100 0101110 1001001001110 1101011111 101011001001011011 1011011001 111101001010 110010001110 1000100010010 0010010100110101011110 11011111001 1001101001 10010011011001011 010011001110101 001110101011110 100111001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 213
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for, of are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines him is repeated).

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

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

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