This is an analysis of the poem Cui Bono? that begins with:
A CLAMOUR by day and a whisper by night,
And the Summer comes—with the shining noons,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab caca dbdb bbbb aeae bXXf cbcb gXgX gdgd gfgf abab abab fbfbXbaba
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01011101011 1010100101 001001101001 0010110101 101001101011 1101101001 11111001011 101001001001 11100100101 1110100101 10111101001 01001011001 101101001001 101001101001 1011001101001 101001101001 11011001011 11011001101 01011101111 01101101001 111111011001 1001111010 11111001011 101011001111 11111011111 01001001001 11001111011 01111011001 01111011001 111001101011 01011001011 101111001001 11011001001 001011001001 001111101001 101111001000 11101011011 11001011011 001111011011 001001101101 011001111101 01101101001 01011011011 11101111011 11001101001 101011001001 001101101101 101001101001 111011111011 11101001001 101011001101 11011101001 101011101101 0100111001 101001101001 0010010101001
- Amount of stanzas: 14
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 56
- Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, that, because are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, with are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Cui Bono?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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