This is an analysis of the poem Indignation Jones that begins with:

You would not believe, would you
That I came from good Welsh stock?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcdefgbcgefhXcXbhXadf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 1110011 111101010111 10101100101100 10100110 11101111001 1111 1111010111 010111 1101 01011100010 01011010001 11000101 111101 1110100100101 001111001011 001010111010110 111101101 1111101101 011 11111110010 010101011 10001001101011 10101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 920
  • Average number of words per stanza: 175
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words that, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Indignation Jones;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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