This is an analysis of the poem Bona Fide Begging that begins with:
Life, liberty and...
And? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabcXbXXX X XX caX b XdXX X XddX d XXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,1,2,3,1,4,1,4,1,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11001 1 111 110100 1 1111 0111011 01 1101110 10011110011 111101101011 111001110101100 110 1110 10110101111 1011 110010101101 111110100 1110100101 11001111 1 1 11001 0101 0101011011 11101 10 01 10110 11
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 67
- Average number of words per stanza: 13
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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; no is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines and is repeated).
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase and connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Bona Fide Begging;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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