This is an analysis of the poem A Bravado Meant To Impress that begins with:

A relating to a yesterday of one's greatness,
To leave none of it invested in younger generations......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXXbXabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0010001010110 011000100101010 000100010100101 11100101 00100010110011 111010101 01101010 000101001 111011101110 1001000110100011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 455
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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  • summary of A Bravado Meant To Impress;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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