This is an analysis of the poem Africa that begins with:
It wasn't the flowing blond weave,
Attached to your head like a hat....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abc Xdbc eX bXeXa Xde Xbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,2,5,3,3,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01001011 01011101 111111 010111101 1111 1111101 0101011 11011101 010011011 011110101 001111100 10101 1111011011 0110101001 11111101100 11111011 01110101101000 11110111 1110101011110 11111010010111
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; to, you are repeated.
The author used the same word it 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 Africa;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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