This is an analysis of the poem Adventure that begins with:
My grandfather, Charlie
Began that family trait! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abacbabcbbXdXdXbddbdddcXdX dbbXbcbbXebedfbdf bfeaaXebXaaX fbXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,17,12,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111010 0111001 11010100 01001 00101101 11010100 10110101 11000111 010100101011 101001001111 10111111011 11101 1101111010 00101101 110101 110101 111101001 1011110101 011110011111 011011011011 101111100 101000010 001101 1011101 11111111 11011 10111 1010100111 01111110101011 111111110 11100100101001 10001010001010011 11111101101 110101 010111 10010001010 1000110001 1111011010 1 000101010101 100010110001 1011101 10011111 1011101 11110101 10110100010 10 10010011110 1110 1011100100010 00101101 11100110000 11110 011101110010 01101 101 01100 101010010 1111010110 1011 110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 517
- Average number of words per stanza: 94
- Amount of lines: 61
- 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.
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; and, to, my are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, i, and, wanting are repeated.
The author used the same word nothing 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 Adventure;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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