This is an analysis of the poem The Iliad: Book 1 that begins with:
Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought
countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdaeddfddGahcXiXiajikjldXagdXiimXmeXnaicomgmlojljjkpXajXlhfajdehqXmcbadXemdkhihXamncqhfjjhkmqXbqcbXbXajbcikdechiXmqakalfmiijfedmqqqXqbqkqdkbblkXrbcrbfcaidkXbqaqjiXaiXaqXXfdhcqXaimdfkiendXdoXdmckhmjiqfcfXmajbojakcjqcXqXabjgXbaohhaiXdprfdmajjismbrXbbXXqjl
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 476,2,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
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- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 15616
- Average number of words per stanza: 2919
- Amount of lines: 478
- Average number of symbols per line: 64 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 12
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, had, to, his, with, as, he, them, for, we, some, i, you, upon, not, has, in, my, have, your, me, let, us, it, they, all, that, her, but, know, him, hear, she, their are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines for, to, they, and, so, the, you are repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Iliad: Book 1;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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