This is an analysis of the poem Into The World that begins with:

Out over childhood's borders,
Manhood's brave banners unfurled,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaB cdcd bebe afaf ghgh bibi jkjk XjbjB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 1011001 11011110 01110001 11110010 1100111 110010010 01101001 11010010 11001001 11010010 11001001 1101010 01011001 010110010 0101111 1101010 1101101 1101010 1111001 1001010 1001011 1101010 1101011 1001111 110101 10010111 1101001 1011011 000101 11010011 01110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, now, still are repeated.

    The author used the same word now at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Into The World;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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