This is an analysis of the poem Ancora that begins with:
Good God! They say you are risqué,
O canzonetti!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXabXXbXXXaXXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01111110 11000 1111000101001 010110 1111110010 111110100010010 1110101 110010 10011110 1110101010101 1001011 1001001 1100010011 1111010 0101001 1110111011011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 547
- Average number of words per stanza: 102
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word we is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Ancora;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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