This is an analysis of the poem Heroes that begins with:
There are different kinds of heroes, there are some you hear about.
They get their pictures printed, and their names the newsboys shout;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbbX ccaabb ddeeaa ffgghh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1110010101111101 11110101110101 111010101010101 001001101010111 111100101111101 101010101011100 111000101110101 101010100010101 111011101011101 111110101011101 1110101010100001 111010101011101 101000101110111 111010101110001 11010111110111 111010100011101 11010100010101 111010101010101 111010101110111 111010101010101 111010101010101 1110011101010101 111000101001101 111010101011111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 372
- Average number of words per stanza: 71
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 12
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; there, their, to, he, and, that, they, have are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, he, they are repeated.
The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Heroes;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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