This is an analysis of the poem Names And Faces that begins with:

I do not ask a store of wealth,
Nor special gift of power;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefghgh igXgjgjg kekeieieXchchidid
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110101 1101010 11111111 0111010 11100100 1101110 11010011 0101110 11110101 110101 11111111 010001 11111101 111101 01011111 111101 010010011 011111 11101110 110101 01100011 111111 11010100 010110 11011101 101101 01011101 001101 11010101 010101 01011101 1110101 11110101 110111 11110101 010001 11110101 1101010 11111101 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 243
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Names And Faces;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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