This is an analysis of the poem Manhood's Greeting that begins with:
I've' felt some little thrills of pride, I've inwardly rejoiced
Along the pleasant lanes of life to hear my praises voiced;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbbb ccaabb ddeebbXeeddbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,13,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 101110101110001 01010101011101 11010111100101 110101110101001 10010101010110 110111110101001 11111101110101 11110101010111 11010101110101 11111110110101 11110101111111 1111101110111001 11010101110011 01000111010111 01110111111101 11011101011101 111101010100111 1110001010111001 11010101110111 11010011110101 11011001110101 01110101110001 1110111010010111 010001101010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 344
- Average number of words per stanza: 67
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 11
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, that, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, the are repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word me at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Manhood's Greeting;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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