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

Since I walked careless in the noisy street,
With common words for any I might meet,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaab aaccddeeXXcc ffaaXXgg hhggaabbXffdddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,12,8,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1111000101 0101110111 1001010111 1101001101 1101010101 1101010101 01010111111 1101010101 1001010111 1101110111 1101010101 1101010101 0101011101 0101010011 01010100101 1101110101 0111111111 0111011111 0101110101 11010010101 1111010101 1001110101 11111101110 11000011111 11001010111 1111010110 1111110101 1001010101 1101010111 1101000101 1111010101 1001010111 11010110011 1111110101 1111000101 1011010101 1111110101 1101011101 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 329
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; for, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, forgot are repeated.

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

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

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