This is an analysis of the poem ‘phasellus Ille’ that begins with:
1 his papier-mâché, which you see, my friends,
Saith 'twas the worthiest of editors....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: aaXbcbXaXbc aXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1010111111 1101000100 0111101100 11010111010 0101011101 11011101010 1001010011 11010100010 1101010101 11011011010 1110110101 1101100010 1101011100 00110101100
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 311
- Average number of words per stanza: 56
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- 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; of is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of ‘phasellus Ille’;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.