This is an analysis of the poem Mr. Housman's Message that begins with:
O woe, woe,
People are born and die,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXXb abccd eXeed
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 111 101111 110101101 111111010 1010 01110111 11110100 11111111 1000101 111100 1000101 1101100 11110101 01110101 11111100
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Mr. Housman's Message;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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