This is an analysis of the poem Here In This Land that begins with:

Here in this land no one gets ridicule
but he who tells the truth. He then must stand...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ghghXfbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001111101 1111011111 0101011101 0110100001 1001010100 1111110101 1111110101 1101011101 1001010111 0101010111 1101111101 0101011111 1001110011 1100010101 1011011101 1100011101 1001111101 0101010101 11001011111 1001001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; this, you are repeated.

    The author used the same word here 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 Here In This Land;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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