This is an analysis of the poem The Golden Boy that begins with:

IN times of peace, so clean and bright,
And with a new-washed morning face,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd aeae fgfg hbhb ijij akak lklk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011111 10011101 11110101 010100101 111111010 11110101 110100110 11110111 11010011 11000101 011010111 11011101 111101010 01010111 010101110 11010101 01000111 01010101 010010101 11110101 110110110 10010111 010100010 11010101 110100101 11010111 010011111 10010101 111101110 11011111 111011010 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

    The author used the same word he 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 The Golden Boy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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