This is an analysis of the poem Be You Pursued that begins with:

Be you pursued!
This day....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCdeeb ABddfcb cacdcdd Xf aaXcXCdcca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,2,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 01 01 0101 10100 10101 1111 0101 01 0011010001 101 101110101 10101010011100001 001000110111101 01 01 11011101001 101 1111101 01110101001 01101101111 01111 001011111 01101 001111010 00101101111 1111 01 010010 10110111 101 0111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word be 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 Be You Pursued;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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