This is an analysis of the poem Dungog that begins with:
HERE, pent about by office walls
And barren eyes all day,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaB cbcb XdXd aeXe Xdbd afaf fbfb abaB aaaa cgcg afaf ehXh fifi aeaX fbfb dada aaaa aeae dada ababXcece
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11011101 110111 11010101 1101001 11111101 111101 01110101 111101 11010101 110101 11110111 110111 11010101 110101 010110101 1100101 01001100 111101 01110101 110101 01110111 010101 11110101 010011 11111101 110101 11110101 111101 11011101 111101 11010101 1101001 10111011 110101 11011101 110101 11110111 110101 11010101 110101 11110101 111101 11010111 111111 11110101 111101 10110111 010101 01111111 010101 0101111 110101 11010101 010101 11011101 011000 11010101 010111 110011101 110101 11011101 0110001 11010101 010101 11110111 1100101 11010111 0101001 11010101 1011101 11100101 010101 11010111 011101 11011111 010111 11010101 110110 01110111 0101001 11111111 010111 11010101 111101
- Amount of stanzas: 21
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 84
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, a are repeated.
The author used the same word he at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Dungog;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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