This is an analysis of the poem Dramatic Fragment that begins with:

Let the boy have his will! I tell thee, brother,
We treat these little ones too much like flowers,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefXebgfehbifbbXXefffbidcXhgdeXdXXfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 39,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10110011110 11110111110 1000110001 101110111 0101010101 1101010101 1101010001 1101010111 0111010011 1011010111 0101010101 01110010101 11010001010 110100101 1101101100 11110100110 1101111101 110100101110 1110010111010 10000011101 1101011111 00110101010 11110100110 10011010111 11110010111 10010100010 0011110001 1101010101 0100010101 00111101110 11010011011 11010101011 0100111011 01010110001 1111010101 01000110101 1111010101 0111010001 10110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1732
  • Average number of words per stanza: 302
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and, of, our are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Dramatic Fragment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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