This is an analysis of the poem The Way Of The World that begins with:
WE sneer and we laugh with the lip–the most of us do it,
Whenever a brother goes down like a weed with the tide;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab XbXb cdcd efef dgdg bcbc chch
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1111100110110 01001011101001 110010110110110 11111011111001 1100100110010 001001000011001 110011011110010 11111001101001 010110010010010 01101101101001 0111101001001 01101111111111 110011011010010 11101001101001 111110110111110 1111111111111 111111110100010 10011011001001 111010110111010 1110101111101 110100110101 10110110100101 11010010101 1111 11001011100011 011001011101111 011001001011001 101101101001011
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
- Average number of words per stanza: 47
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 12
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, it, and, with, in, way, of, all, he, his, to, have are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, to are repeated.
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- summary of The Way Of The World;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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