This is an analysis of the poem Vignettes that begins with:
“AND Smith has made money?'
'O, no; that's a myth: ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX abab Xc cc dede fgfg hXhb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,2,2,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 111110 11101 110110 11011 0100100111 10100100101 111001011001 101001011101 1101011111 0111011101 1010010111011001 110100101111101 1101110101 01110100101 11111110101 00110110101 1101110101 0101011101 11111100111 1101010101 01001000111 1011010101 0101110111 011011111
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
- Average number of words per stanza: 17
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- 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; smith, made, money are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines is repeated).
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Vignettes;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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