This is an analysis of the poem Said And Did that begins with:
Said the boy as he read, 'I too will be bold,
I will fight for the truth and its glory!'...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaX bXbX cdcd aeae
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10111111001 1011011010 1100111111 01010010 101111111101 101101011 0111011101 1011101 1110111111 011011010 1111001101 001101010 011111011 11110100 1010111111 001011110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; as is repeated.
The author used the same word said at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Said And Did;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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