This is an analysis of the poem On Tradition that begins with:

LINES PROVOKED BY HEARING A YOUNG MAN WHISTLING
No carmine radical in Art, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbcdbdb dbdbdedX fgfgeXea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111001110 11010001 11010101 11011111 01010001 110101001 110101001 01111001 111101000 111101001 01011101 11010101 10001111 11010101 1111111101 11110101 1101010100 111111001 11010111 11110111 01010001 11001111 110101100 11010111 010100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of On Tradition;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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