This is an analysis of the poem Barta that begins with:
Wide solemn eyes that question me,
Wee hand that pats my head—... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbdXeAXfXfeaEA XcdcbaEA XbbbXaEa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011101 111111 11011101 110011 11110111 010100 11011111 110101 11110111 1011100 11011111 111101 11111111 110111 11011111 110101 11111011 011011 01110001 110111 01011111 111100 11011111 110101 11111111 111101 11011011 011111 01110111 100100 11011111 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 325
- Average number of words per stanza: 68
- Amount of lines: 32
- 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; you, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word me at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Barta;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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