This is an analysis of the poem The Conscript that begins with:

I am a peaceful working man,
I am not wise or strong,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef agag dcdc dhdh iaia jkjk jhjh blbl gdgd XXhk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 111111 11110101 011111 11011111 010111 11110101 001111 11111111 010101 11111101 110111 11111111 111101 01110111 111011 11111111 111111 11110111 010100 11010101 111101 11010101 111101 11010111 100101 11111101 110011 11011111 010101 01111101 010111 11111111 010101 11111110 111111 11111101 110101 01110101 111111 11010111 100101 11110001 011101 111100100 010111 11111111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, that, of, each are repeated.

    The author used the same words i, they at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of The Conscript;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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