This is an analysis of the poem A Prouder Man Than You that begins with:

If you fancy that your people came of better stock than mine,
If you hint of higher breeding by a word or by a sign, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb XXbb ccbb aabb ddbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011011101010111 011010101011101 011010101010111 111110100010111 011110101010100 111110100010101 011010101111111 111010100010111 011010101111101 111101101110101 111010101010111 101011100010111 011000100110101 111111001111110 1110101011110011 111011000010111 111001101110101 101111101011101 100101101111111 111010101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (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; you, if, of, that, to, your are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word if is repeated.

    The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word you at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of A Prouder Man Than You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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