This is an analysis of the poem Brother, I'Ve Seen Some that begins with:

Brother, I've seen some
Astonishing sights:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXbXXXacXXdbaXca Xad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 01001 010101 101001 010010 10011 011100 010010 110 111 0110001 01 0101 100101 010110101 10101 010010001 01001 0101001 01110 01100101 0111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Brother, I'Ve Seen Some;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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