This is an analysis of the poem What Matters It? that begins with:
WHAT reck we of the creeds of men?–
We see them–we shall see again....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbcbc dcdcdc eceXec fafafa ghghghXcdcdcd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,6,13,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11100101 1111101 11100101 11111101 110111 011101101 110001 11000111 11111101 11111111 11110100 11111111 11110111 11010111 11011111 11011101 01000101 0110101 10110101 01011101 01011101 11010101 01110101 11111101 11011101 110100101 01110101 01010111 11010101 111100101 11011101 11110111 11111111 11110111 11010110 11111111 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
- Average number of words per stanza: 42
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, what, of, reck, when, and, in, or are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words what, when are repeated.
The author used the same word what at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of What Matters It?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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