This is an analysis of the poem Man that begins with:
Weighing the steadfastness and state
Of some mean things which here below reside,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcac dcdXede fbXbfffXcdcdaca
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,15,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10011011 0111110101 11110101001 11010101 11111111110 101111 10011100110 11111111 0100110111 0001010101 11110111 0111111111 0100111 1100110111 11110111 1111101101 1101010100 01011111 1111011111 110011 1111011011 11111111 1111111111 1001011011 11111101 1001001101 110111 1101010111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
- Average number of words per stanza: 53
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- 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; and, he are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, he are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Man;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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