This is an analysis of the poem Godwin James that begins with:
Harry Wilmans! You who fell in a swamp
Near Manila, following the flag,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: XXXabbXXXcbdcccbXebXXddXeba
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010111001 101010001 101101010001 1011101001 11001010101 10111101 10110110111 10111010011 10110111000 0110111 01010101 101101101101 101001101010 111110010 101101001 10110011001 1100101010 110100001010 011011 11101010111 11010101 100010010010 1111010110 011001110 001010100 1110011 0101001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1045
- Average number of words per stanza: 188
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; you, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words or, you, by are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Godwin James;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
