This is an analysis of the poem The Fifteen Acres that begins with:
I
I cling and swing...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbcbbcddcbbXedeC XXdcddcaac ffXeXeC XggcggchhcggXfdfC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,10,7,17,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 1111 10111 101110101 1111 10111 01010101 10101 10101 1010010101 10111 11111 11010 101 001011 10111 11000101 1 1111 001101 101110101 1111 1111 111011101 1101 1101 101010101 11111 11111 11011 1101 1011 101 11000101 1 1111 10111 101111101 01001 10101 101010101 1111 10111 110010101 11111 11111 11011 111 1001 101011 11000101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
- Average number of words per stanza: 61
- Amount of lines: 51
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, sing, egg, slip are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word o at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase i connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Fifteen Acres;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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