This is an analysis of the poem Walt Whitman that begins with:

The master-songs are ended, and the man
That sang them is a name. And so is God... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcbd aefXXXXaa feXbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101110101 1100011101 0111011111 1101111111 0111110111 1101111101 1101110 1101011101 1100011001 1111110101 0101010101 111111001 1100010111 1111111111 1111010111 1111110 0101110101 1111011101 1111111111 1101110111 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 278
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, that are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word too is repeated.

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  • summary of Walt Whitman;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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