This is an analysis of the poem John Mckeen that begins with:
John McKeen, in his rusty dress,
His loosened collar, and swarthy throat,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaab ccXcc XdbXd efeef gdggd hghhg dgddg iaiid XdbXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 10100101 010101101 010101101 010110100 10100101 111100111 111100101 10101101010 10100100101 1010101 111100101 00100100111 10100100110 1100101100 111101 10100101 110100101 010101101 0010010101 1100100 10100111 0110100101 011111101 010110101 110101 11100111 0110101101 011101101 010100111 00100111 100101101 100111101 10101111 110100111 10110101 01011011000 110100101 11100100101 1000110101 1101111 111011101 00100100111 10100100110 1100101100 1011101
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 45
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; his, and, to, of, your are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words his, and, to are repeated.
The author used the same word john 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 John Mckeen;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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