This is an analysis of the poem An Explanation that begins with:
Look heah! 'Splain to me de reason
Why you said to Squire Lee,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101010 111011 1111101 01111001 11111110 111111 11111111 1101001 1
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
- Average number of words per stanza: 51
- Amount of lines: 9
- 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:
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; dat is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of An Explanation;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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